Fox Valley Labor News

Fox Valley Labor News file photo Edifice of Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. By David Weese Staff Writer Governor Quinn is still considering a bill that the Illinois General Assembly recently put on his desk that will overhaul the way McCormick...

photo by Ryan Hosler View of the landscaping near the Veterans Memorial and Freedom Fountain at Briarcliff Rd and Route 53 in Bolingbrook, IL. AFSCME has recently filed a grievance and an Unfair Labor Practices complaint against the Village of...

By Christina Hazelwood Staff Writer In spite of numerous personal, local and global examples, decision makers seem unable to recognize that ethics and morality are tied to economics. Again and again throughout man’s history, we see the...

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you (Ephesians 4:32).” By Dan Richardson When feelings are hurt and resentment builds, you try to be kind. You act kindly because it’s the best thing...

Brenda Bazan photo Tanner Andrews (left), three-time Greco-Roman wrestling Junior All-American and Olympic hopeful from North Aurora, stands with his father, Tom Andrews (right), business manager of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 501, at the Curby...

photo by Ryan Hosler Former President of Teamsters Local 743 Richard Berg (left of center) joins members of Local 743 during an SK Hand Tool strike in November of 2009. Teamsters International President James Hoffa has recently removed Berg and...

photo by Ryan Hosler Edifice of Plainfield East High School on Naperville Road in Plainfield, IL. The school's district, Plainfield Consolidated School District 202, has recently decided to lay off campus monitors allegedly based on gender instead...

Brenda Bazan photo Quad Cities' right fielder Ryde Rodriguez slides under a leaping Leonardo Gil as he attempts to apply the tag. The Quad Cities River Bandits defeated the Cougars 5-4 on Sunday. By Larry Peterson Staff writer The Kane County...

photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. By Christina Hazelwood Staff Writer First a tidal wave wiped out their house, then an oil slick...

“My heart was hot within me; While I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: ‘LORD, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am’” (Psalm 39:3-4). By Dan Richardson Hassled...