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We Are 1 Community

13 Jan, 2026

We are excited to announce that working families in Macon County have joined in solidarity to create the We Are One Community fund and we encourage your support. In a tradition of giving back where we live, work and retire - We Are One Community is a charitable giving fund created to help working

Mid-Illinois Labor Countil Accepting 2026 Scholarship Applications Now - 3/1/26

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AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

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Celebrating Leaders and Activists for Black History Month

This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement.

16, Feb, 2023

Members of the Washington, D.C. IBEW Local Preparing for the Super Bowl

Super Bowl 2023, Brought to You by Unions

Caption: Members of the Washington, D.C. IBEW Local 1200 preparing to work the CBS Super Bowl Broadcast from Atlanta

13, Feb, 2023

Celebrating the FMLA

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) passed 30 years ago and guaranteed 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year to working families.

08, Feb, 2023

Buy Union-Made in America

Working people in unions value the hard work and craftsmanship that goes into the products and services we make and provide.

That's why buying "Made in America" products is an important act of solidarity that promotes good jobs in the United States.

31, Jan, 2023

New BLS Data: Union Membership Grows by More than 200,000 in 2022

Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today showed union membership in the United States grew by more than 273,000 in 2022, despite fierce and often illegal corporate union-busting.

19, Jan, 2023

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This weekend, we are celebrating the great civil rights leader and our union brother. And we remember the lesson he always emphasized: The fight for civil rights and worker rights are intertwined.

17, Jan, 2023