Rockford United Labor

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 31, made history by being elected the first female president of Rockford United Labor. But she says women aren’t new to the picket line. 

“We've always been here, this is nothing new. We're just happy you're seeing us now,” said Dorner. 

Some Rockford residents think it’s not too late to stop the Rockford Public Library from closing the books on two west side branches. 

A campaign to save the Rock River and Rockton Centre library branches from permanent closure is underway. Bill Rose, a Rockford alderman, said that closing the branches doesn’t solve the libraries long term financial problems. 

“We know COVID is gonna impact us but we can't be a top community when we're closing libraries,” Rose said.