Fox Valley Labor News

Ryan Hosler photo Members of UNITE HERE are led away by Chicago police officers after they sat in the middle of Lower Wacker Drive. The protestors were blocking traffic during rush hour in a peaceful civil disobedience action. By Jennifer...

Artist rendering courtesy of ECC This architectural rendering shows how these two ECC buildings will be linked together to create one large multi-purpose facility. By Christina Hazelwood Staff Writer Over $123 million in union construction...

By Jennifer Rice Staff Writer As of press time, Teamsters Local 673 is gearing up to go on strike against ProBuild Lumber, which would affect 70 workers. In northern Illinois, ProBuild Lumber has locations in Yorkville and Wheaton. Its facility in...

“You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me” (Psalm 56:8-9). By Dan Richardson Many are the wanderings and the...

Brenda Bazan photo The Oregon Ganeymedes and the Lockport Sleepers pose for a group photo after the vintage baseball game. The Ganeymedes defeated the Sleepers 10-4. By Larry Peterson Staff writer The Oregon Ganeymedes defeated the Lockport...

Amy B. Dean The recent Time magazine cover story Inside the Dire Financial State of the States raises an issue that is of critical public importance. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood or used as cover for the worst of Republican policies....

Ryan Hosler photo Construction at Batavia High School, where school officials recently called Batavia Police to "compel union picketers to remove illegal pickets and to deter blockage of entrances of Batavia High School," according to reports. By...

photo courtesy of IUOE Local 150 From left, Local 150 President-Business Manager James M. Sweeney signs a tentative agreement with Contractors Association of Will and Grundy Counties Counsel Michael Duffee. All sides reached a tentative agreement...

By Christina Hazelwood Staff Writer Ever run across folks who “yeah, but...” you? There are two kinds of ‘yeah, buts.’ One is the good kind, which means: “I agree, taking into account the following reservations.” Then there’s the...

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) By Dan Richardson There’s some give and take when it comes to believing in the...