International Union Of Operating Engineers
Local 150
James M. Sweeney, President-Business Manager
The Newsroom
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President-Business Manager James Sweeney Nominated to Illinois Tollway’s Board of Directors
From the Chicago Tribune: James Sweeney, president and business manager of the politically influential International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, was returned to a post on the Illinois Toll Highway Authority Board on Thursday by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. …
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Indiana House of Representatives Passes HB1660, Weakening Workforce Training
Earlier this week, we alerted members that Indiana’s House of Representatives was moving on a bill that would loosen requirements for skill training to participate in public design-build projects. Almost 800 of our members reached out to their state representatives …
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Federal Judge Gives Local 150’s Anti-Free-Rider Lawsuit the Go-Ahead
On Wednesday, February 6, Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman issued an opinion allowing Local 150’s Sweeney vs. Madigan to move forward, rejecting the Illinois Attorney General’s motion to dismiss. This lawsuit seeks to remove the statutory obligation for unions to provide services …
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Local 150 Offices to Close on January 30-31
Due to the dangerously low temperatures being forecasted on WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30 and THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, all Local 150 offices, the Midwest Operating Engineers Fringe Benefit offices, the Coalition of Union Labor Credit Union, and the Training Center will be …
President's Corner
As is usually the case, the centerpiece of the Annual Report to the Local 150 Membership is about jobs...