Effort to Take Member Jobs Out of Union Thwarted Nearly 200 IDOT technical professionals targeted for reclassification that would remove them from the union are…
VOTE! November Decision a “Make or Break” for Labor The Teamsters Union in May gave James P. Hoffa the authority to endorse President Obama on…
Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall have begun new five-year terms on the union’s General Executive Board. The Hoffa-Hall slate…
Fyans included in 2012 List of Prominent Young Professionals Reprinted from Springfield Business Journal, July 2012. Position: Attorney, Teamsters Local 916 Age: 32 Email: [email protected]…
70 IDOT Members Jump Since January More than 4,000 Illinois state workers rushed to retire by June 30, an increase of more than 40% over…
MJ Kellner employee has long list of to-do’s Gary Brenizer retired in June but hasn’t had a lot of free time to enjoy it yet.…
Gary Evans Enjoying New Normal Gary Evans of Winchester still remembers the exact day he found out – October 20, 2010. “Throat cancer,” said Evans,…
We lost another one of our brothers in late August. IDOT construction engineer, Ryan Nichols, was struck and killed by a careless driver while inspecting…
Employee/Management Solidarity Averted Flood Shutdown The Nestlé USA plant on the city’s northeast side shows no sign that severe flooding last June shut it down…
Recent Settlements with 16 Fired Workers May Help Others Battling IDOT The settlement of a lawsuit brought against IDOT supervisors by 16 fired workers may…