Labor Union

For the last few months, Illinois State University and faculty union negotiators have had help from a federal mediator. Contract talks are ongoing, but the future of the mediation service is in doubt.

Hours after its faculty union voted to authorize a strike, Illinois State University said Friday that it’s initiated “academic contingency planning activities” to minimize disruption if a work stoppage occurs.

Workers at the East Empire Street store have joined three New York City-based stores in ratifying contracts as members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

After about nine months of bargaining and four negotiation sessions aided by a federal mediator, Illinois State University and the union that represents non-tenure track faculty members came to agreement on a new contract.

Let's send the season out with the final episode in this year's WGLT series Sounds of Summer — an audio postcard of the Labor Day parade in Bloomington.

One of the wrinkles in the downtown Bloomington Tax Increment Financing District the city council has just created is that if it doesn't perform, half the property tax money generated will go back to taxing bodies like Bloomington schools.

The Bloomington City Council on Monday approved a new Tax Increment Finance [TIF] district located around the downtown area, a new project labor agreement for public works projects and outlined several new priorities to address housing.

The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board in January recognized the United Faculty of Illinois State University, which is a chapter of University Professionals of Illinois (UPI Local 4100).

Labor leader Mike Matejka returned late last week from a trip to the White House as part of a delegation invited to discuss infrastructure investments in Illinois and Indiana.

WGLT spoke with Mike Matejka, a longtime local labor historian, and Chuck Carver, the president of the union, AFSCME Local 1110, that represents certain service workers at Illinois State University.