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With the Rivian plant in Normal adding a second shift, the United Auto Workers has been quietly contacting workers about a possible union-organizing campaign.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has settled a labor dispute with three companies doing work at the Rivian plant in Normal for $390,000 in back wages and penalties.
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Union leader John Penn said as Labor Day approaches there is one particular labor everyone in the nation can perform: get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Illinois State University says it’s committed to “good-faith negotiations” now that a federal mediator has joined contract talks with the graduate workers…
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Blue Ridge teachers Union President Don Anton said Tuesday he believes a tentative three-year contract agreement with the district is a good deal for…
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Unemployment in Bloomington-Normal held steady at 3.6 percent last month compared to September 2017.The Illinois Department of Employment Security…
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Starting teachers in the Unit 5 school district will do a little better next year under a new contract approved by the school board.The two-year agreement…
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Heartland Community College and its faculty union have agreed on a three-year contract.The first year will see a $1,500 increase in pay for full time…
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Organizers of a union that would represent Illinois State University graduate students have crossed a threshold.The students pushing for a union have…
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Some unionized workers who felt left behind by economic changes voted for Donald Trump. In Illinois, Gov. Bruce Rauner just vetoed a minimum wage law.…