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Welcome to the Trades & Labor websiteWelcome to the Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly web site. Here you will find current news articles from the Grand Prairie Union News , community services updates, a thorough labor history of both Bloomington and Normal, Illinois (including pieces on early Irish railroad laborers, Mother Jones' exciting 1917 visit and the 1978 Normal fire fighters strike), and an archive of labor book, film, and music reviews. You can reach us at 309-828-8813, P.O. Box 3396, Bloomington, IL 61702.Stop the Wall Street bail-outsby Rich Trumka, AFL-CIO PresidentJust a year ago, Wall Street banks pleaded for taxpayers to bail them out to save us all from financial disaster. We did. So now that banks and securities firms are on their feet again, what¡¯s their response? A record $145 billion in executive bonuses for 2009¡ªa year when more than four million Americans lost their jobs, largely because of the actions of these very institutions. That is simply unacceptable. |
Heartland IFT members honor Joe McCauley
Introducing a book of sketches by Joe McCauley called “The Tactile and The Intellectual”. This 80-page book consists of quotes by Joe about art and humanities with over 100 sketches. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Heartland Community College Joe McCauley Art Scholarship Fund. • Image Wrap versions of this book are $48 Sign up and payment for this book will be taken at the display table during the opening reception of Joe McCauley’s artwork February 4th, 5-7 at the HCC library. Only checks can be accepted. Please make checks payable to: Heartland Faculty Association, Local #6038 Books will be delivered to faculty mailboxes or may be picked up from Jane Camp, ICB 2606 in approximately 4-6 weeks. Please e-mail jane.camp@heartland.edu for additional information or questions. PAL workers in Pekin strike
Workers at PAL Health Technologies, Inc., Pekin, Illinois, members of Laborers Local 231, struck the plant on October 3, 2009. See the PAL strikers on YouTube 2009 Labor Day Parade a success
2009's McLean County Labor Day Parade, held on Monday, September 7, was a great success. Union members, marching bands, antique vehicles and more added up to a beautiful day for all. Obama at Lincoln Library: Lincoln speaks to today's politicsOn April 19,2005, the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was formally dedicated in Springfield. President George Bush was there, along with Governor Rod Blagojevich, Senator Dick Durbin and Congressmen RayLaHood and Dennis Hastert. Your editor was in the audience and was deeply moved by then Senator Barack Obama’s words. Obama spoke about Lincoln’s heritage and its reflection in our current political climate. There are some excellent points here worth reading carefully and pondering. |