IUOE Local 150

  The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal agency with the power to protect employees' right to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative. The agency can also prevent and remedy unfair...

  May Day is a day to celebrate the working class and recall the many decades of struggle for workers’ rights. A struggle which, as unions know, has not ceased. Around the world, May Day has come to be known...

From the Springfield State Journal Register: There’s a high cost to kicking the can down the road — well over $40 billion to be more precise. That’s how much it will cost over the next decade to bring Illinois...

On Thursday, April 19, Local 150 signed a four-year project labor agreement (PLA) with Buona Beef. Also a party to the agreement was the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134. The PLA ensures the use of union workers and...

Today, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb appointed Mark Kara of Hobart to the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet. Holcomb established the 21-member panel to provide recommendations to better prepare Indiana workers for productive careers. Kara, 50, is the assistant...

On April 11, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg signed a responsible bidder ordinance (RBO) which was passed by the Common Council on April 9th. It sets conditions for contractors to be classified as "responsible" and eligible for work...

The employees of the Frankfort Public Works Department have chosen to join the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, the union announced today. Local 150 has filed a petition with the Illinois State Labor Relations Board...

Today, International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150 Financial Secretary David Fagan announced that the Northern Indiana Operators Labor Management PAC, upon which he serves as a trustee, will make a donation of $10,000 to the Multi-Agency Academic...

This week, the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) released a study entitled Forecasting Bumpy Roads Ahead: An Assessment of Illinois' Transportation Needs. The study examines the impact that a lack of capital funding has had on Illinois' transportation infrastructure. Some of...

At its meeting on March 22nd, Local 150's Executive Board voted to adopt an Anti-Harassment Non-Discrimination Policy, which defines and prohibits any harassment or discrimination at union meetings and provides recourse for any member who feels that they have...