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Recommended COVID-19 Response Plan for Construction Employers
The Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund of North America (LHSFNA) recognizes that LIUNA signatory employers are committed to ensuring the safety and health of their workforce, including taking the appropriate steps to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus known as SARs-CoV-2 and the disease it causes, COVID-19.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Your advocacy for LIUNA apprenticeship programs made a difference. The Department of Labor's decision on IRAPs validated what you and your brothers and sisters already know, union registered apprenticeship programs are the gold standard.
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Everyone counts and you could make the difference.
How many federal dollars will there be for road repairs? To feed hungry families? How many representatives will your state have in Congress? Is your community going to get its fair share?
There’s only one way to ensure our community gets treated properly – answer the census.
The every ten year U.
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Note: For the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, see the Fund's new fact sheet: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Prepare & Respond without Panic. For a PDF of this document, contact the Fund's Communications department.
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Nathan “Chiko” Russo, a life-time west-side Bloomington resident and a Laborers Local 362 member, is running to represent McLean County District 8.
“I’m a life-time resident on the west-side,” Russo said. “I worship at the same church as generations of my family before me have and I attended local public schools.
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"#LIUNA commends #Congress for fully repealing the 40 percent '#cadillactax' in the end of year continuing resolution.
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When the global economy shifted in the late 19th century, working people were the first to adapt. They moved to cities like Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo, Ohio, and worked long hours in unsafe factories. They drove the Industrial Revolution and changed the nature of work forever.
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Under the Administration of Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, prevailing wage violations were ignored. Under Governor J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Labor has issued 17 notices of violation, including within the Great Plains Laborers District Council, violations in Rockford, East Dubuque, Galena,Milan, DeKalb, Rock Island, Elmwood, Dixon and Creve Couer. Having a labor supportive Governor and Department of Labor helps ensure workers are paid their proper wages and benefits.
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LiUNA Vice President and Midwest Regional Manager John F. Penn: Theresa “won’t buckle to the special interests in Washington -- she’ll fight to protect workers on and off the job and build an economy that helps everyday people get ahead”
Today, U.S.
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How does a 50 percent pay cut feel?
For construction workers that’s a very real threat, as the U.S. Department of Labor considers changing how it formulates Davis-Bacon prevailing wages.
For background, the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act requires that any federally funded construction projects pay the “prevailing wage” for that county.
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BLOOMINGTON – A 25-year member of the Laborers International Union of North America Local 362 has been selected as the WJBC Laborer of the Year.
Terrance “Tracy” Whitecotton, leads the Laborers Apprenticeship and Training School in Stanford and has served on the Boys & Girls Club board.
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21310-IDES_Taking_Steps_to_Address_Unprecedented_Volume_of_Unemployment_Claims.pdf
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