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BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, IL – In a huge win for public higher education and the labor movement in Illinois, 650 tenured and tenure-track faculty at Illinois State University (ISU) filed authorization/membership cards today with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board expr

Illinois U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin (D) met with Rivian CEO and founder R.J. Scaringe in Washington on September 27.  Durbin praised the electric vehicle manufacturer but also reiterated workers' right to organize.  "In meeting with Rivian CEO R.J.

The full-time and part-time unions at Heartland Community College became aware of a proposal being considered by accreditation (HLC) to allow dual credit teachers to substitute a master’s degree for “equivalent experience” in meeting minimum qualifications to teach our courses.

Various construction trades are mounting weekend flier distributions and bannering at O’Brien Automotive sites in Bloomington-Normal.

2023 Bloomington Labor Day Parade photos are available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/59632003@N07/albums/72177720310974623

Workers from coast to coast are standing together for better wages, working conditions, benefits and more. The number of people involved in major work stoppages last year increased nearly 50%. This year, we’re on track to break that record.