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…
Teamsters' Approval to Restructuring Keeps YRCW from Going Under Local 916 members at Holland and the other freight companies covered by the National Master Freight…
Brief Background: The state’s pension obligations cost more than $12.5 billion each year. According to a recent Moody’s Report, Illinois’ public pensions are the most…
IBT General President statement on the War on Workers March 9, 2011 will go down in history as a tragic day for democracy and for…
November 13, 1909 — 259 Illinois miners die in The Great Cherry Coal Mine Disaster. One of the darkest days in the history of labor.…
War on Public Employee Unions May Spread to Illinois Next Teamsters nationwide are closely watching what’s happening in Wisconsin, Indiana, and other states as lawmakers,…