In Ruling for Illinois Teamsters, Court Confirms Constitutionality of Fair Share The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday, March 21 protected…
Circuit Court Rules Pension Reform is Unconstitutional; Next Stop is Illinois Supreme Court The Sangamon County Circuit Court has ruled that the Pension Protection Clause…
IDOT Lawsuit Update An investigation by the state’s executive inspector general determined that about 255 people were hired at IDOT over a period of 10…
Congratulations to All Local 916 Recipients! Engineer of the Year Bill Burger Technician of the Year Bob Vonachen Employee of the Year Sal Madonia Work…
Photo: Washington, IL was devastated by a F4 tornado on November 17. UPI/Brian Kersey We knew it was coming. What we didn’t predict, was the…
Pension Changes Will Affect More Than 2,000 Members NOTE: Local 916 will continue to update members on the status of this legislation and legal challenges…
LU 916 Vows to Fight Politically-fueled Layoffs It’s been 9 years but Gary Verdung won’t forget the day he found out he and 39 coworkers…
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…
Debt-burdened Freight Employers Wanted More Concessions Teamsters at YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) have rejected the company’s proposal that would have extended and modified the existing…
If you follow the news about Illinois’ dire financial straits, you might get the impression that the entire state and all its operations have ground…