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Labor History Lesson: Nazis Destroy Labor Unions in 1933

Thursday, October 31st, 2019

From The People’s World: Today in labor history: Nazis destroy unions May 2, 2014 2:47 PM CDT BY SPECIAL TO PEOPLE’S WORLD On May 2, 1933, Adolf Hitler’s storm troopers occupied all trade union headquarters across Germany, and union leaders were arrested and …
Sweeney: Dangerous Bridges No Laughing Matter

Monday, October 28th, 2019

In response to a column in the Joliet Herald-News that likened the dangerous I-80 Bridge over the Des Plaines River in Joliet to a thrill ride that should charge admission, Local 150 President-Business Manager James M. Sweeney wrote the following …
NLRB Sides with Local 150, Protecting Scabby the Rat Again!

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

On October 16, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge Kimberly Sorg-Graves sided with Local 150 in a case involving Maglish Plumbing, Heating and Electric that attracted national attention and carried heavy implications for the future use of Scabby …
Check out the “Highway to Health” Expo on October 27!

Thursday, October 10th, 2019

Dear Members and Retirees of Local 150 ~ We are thrilled to host the inaugural Highway to Health Expo on Sunday, October 27, 2019! The Welfare Fund Board of Trustees, Fund Office Staff, Local 150 Staff, Operators’ Health Center (OHC) …
Local 150 Announces 2019 Apprenticeship Application Dates

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

The Apprenticeship Office for Local 150 Operating Engineers will be distributing applications for the trades of Heavy Equipment Operator, Heavy Equipment Repair Technician, Geothermal Well Driller, and Construction Material Inspector from November 1-November 27, 2019. An application can be requested …