Posts by ED

"Local 150 Votes" Rally a Massive Success!   More than 700 members and their families packed the Hall on Sunday, March 4th to hear statewide candidates speak the day before early voting began in Illinois. They came together to...

This morning, The Intercept published a story detailing Local 150 and the IUOE's efforts to defeat the Plaintiffs in the Janus v. AFSCME case, which is before the United States Supreme Court this spring. Read the article here.

Yesterday, Lincolnshire resident Dixon O’Brien filed a federal lawsuit against the Village of Lincolnshire, claiming that his tax dollars were being diverted to organizations which lobby against his beliefs and best interests.  At issue...

At the General Membership Meeting on January 26th, President-Business Manager James M. Sweeney introduced Cindy Axelson, a Gold Star Spouse who works with the SEAL Family Foundation, a charity that helps the families of Navy SEALs while they are...

In the coming months, the United States Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments and rule upon a case that could mean nationwide “right-to-work” for all public sector workers. Union busters are beating their chests over the prospects...

After distributing more than 5,000 applications in the month of November, Local 150’s apprenticeship program has closed its 2017 application distribution window. Individuals who came to pick applications must now return them along with supporting documents by December 31,...

Democrat Lance Yednock Announces Run Against Jerry Long for State Representative Local unions line up behind Yednock following Long’s failure to keep his promise to stand up for working families in Springfield OTTAWA, IL –...

On November 16, the McHenry County Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Algonquin Township Road District, in which the District sought to declare its collective bargaining agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 null...

For the second time, Illinois workers were only one vote shy of overturning Governor Rauner's veto of Senate Bill 1905, which banned the passage of "right to work" zones in municipalities. Federal law currently prohibits the passage of these...

On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear a case this session that has dangerous implications for public sector unions across the nation. In Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31, a union critic has challenged the requirement...