International Union Of Operating Engineers
Local 150
James M. Sweeney, President-Business Manager
The Newsroom
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Indiana Members: E-mail Your Senators to Protect Apprentice Training!
Brothers and Sisters, Right now, an Indiana Senate committee is advancing legislation that would negatively impact Indiana’s Design-Build law, removing requirements for contractors to participate in apprenticeship programs. Instead of requiring contractors to use federally-approved apprenticeship training, these changes would …
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March with Local 150 at Upcoming St. Patrick’s Day Parades
MARCH 9: COUNTRYSIDE PARADE Meet at Countryside Park on 61st. Street Between Brainard & Kensington. Staging begins at 11:30 a.m. Parade begins at 1:00 p.m. MARCH 16: ARCHER AVENUE PARADE Meet on South Oak Park Avenue at 54th Street Staging …
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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 …
President's Corner
As is usually the case, the centerpiece of the Annual Report to the Local 150 Membership is about jobs...