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There was music, but it wasn’t a celebration. It was a commemoration of those lost in the fight for fair pay and safe conditions.
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Last week a record number of women were sworn into leadership roles at Rockford United Labor. Sara Dorner, a local labor representative for AFSCME Council…
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Workers at the Belvidere Assembly Plant are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines beginning this week. In Boone County, workers at the Stellantis -- formerly…
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A federation of Illinois labor unions says closing the Byron and Dresden nuclear stations would devastate workers and communities in the state. An updated…
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Due to the climbing positivity rate of COVID-19 in Winnebago County, this week the Rockford Mass Transit District is implementing restriction on some of…
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Rockford bus drivers are calling on city leaders to dramatically overhaul safety precautions and reinstate hazard pay. Jodi Williams is president of…
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As COVID-19 positivity rates in Rockford continue to rise, school bus drivers are dealing with their new normal. Catina Barnett is president of the school…
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SEIU Local 73 confirmed that its bargaining units reached contract agreements with the University of Illinois at Chicago after more than a week on strike.…
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Rockford United Labor has canceled the Labor Day parade due to concerns over the coronavirus. This will be the first time in the parade’s 66-year run that…
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The Illinois Labor Relations Board is moving forward with giving step increases to unionized state workers. Step increases are automatic raises that…