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Illinois AFL-CIO News Updates:
News Update 5/26/21
IL AFL-CIO Joins Pritzker for $20.7 Billion Capital Plan Announcement
Legislative Update
SB 525 - Labor Relations Unit Status
HB 118 – Wage Theft
HB 220 – Firefighter Supervisors
HB 2408 – Fire & Smoke Damper Inspections
HB 2521 – Protect Employee Rights to Strike and Join Unions
HB 3174 – Prevailing Wage & Wind Projects
HB 3496 – Restore Collective Bargaining Rights for Chicago Principals
HB 3437 – Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Act
HB 3620 – Child Care Income Levels
HB 3940 – Fair Pay for Mechanics
Committees Unveil New Districts; Public Hearing Today
Quad City Federation of Labor Announces New Leadership
AFL-CIO Midwest District Meetings
Labor Fundraiser for Attorney General Kwame Raoul
News Update 5/14/21
Labor-Backed Workers’ Rights Amendment to Illinois Constitution Introduced in GA
Legislative Update
SB 696 – Audio Visual Rigging
SB 2486 – Protect Employee Discipline Records
SB 1767 – Prevailing Wage, Electronic Public Data Search
SB 525 – Labor Relations Unit Status
SB 1360 – Casino Project Labor Agreement
Local Labor Effort Produces 72% Win Rate in Local Elections
Labor Helps Boost Ali to Historic Win in Peoria
IBEW’s Clem Wins Parkland Post
IL AFL-CIO Golf Outing
AFL-CIO Midwest District Meeting
News Update 5/7/21
PRO Act Fight Moves to Senate; Illinois Responds with Action
IDOL Offers Training for June Prevailing Wage Reporting
Labor Election Effort Boosts Local Candidates
New AFL-CIO Report Shows 158 Illinois Workers Killed on the Job in 2019.
Legislative Update
HB 3437 – Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Act
HB 3496 – Restore Collective Bargaining Rights for Chicago Principals
HB 2521 – Protect Employee Rights to Strike & Join Unions
HB 3940 – Fair Pay for Mechanics
SB 1767 – Prevailing Wage – Electronic Public Data Search
SB 577 – Charter School Union Neutrality
SB 2497 – Chicago Public School Board
SB 525 – Labor Relations Unit Status
SB 1360 – Casino Project Labor Agreement
SB 1100 – Energy: Climate Jobs Illinois
Upcoming Events
May 12 – Climate Jobs Illinois Lobby Day (Virtual)
May 13 – Labor fundraiser for Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza (Virtual)
June 8 – Illinois AFL-CIO Golf Outing
June 8 – National AFL-CIO Midwest District Meeting (Virtual)
News Update 3/31/21
PRO Act Passes House; Senate Next
Voting Rights Expansion Bill Passes House
Legislative Update
Biden Signs Rescue Plan, Includes Critical Relief; Still Work Left to do
Labor Leader Approved as USDOL Head
Climate Union Jobs Act – Sign On to Support
News Update 2/19/21
Pritzker Gives State of State; Proposes Balanced Budget Based on Spending Controls, Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes
Senate Remote Legislative Hearing Process
Senate Labor Committee
House Labor & Commerce Committee
Illinois AFL-CIO Salutes Michael J. Madigan on Historic Legislative Career of Public Service
Consolidate Primary Tuesday; Municipal Elections Set for April 6
Virtual Labor Fundraiser for Speaker Welch set for March 15
News Update 1/15/21
New Session Begins; Welch Elected Speaker of House
Illinois AFL-CIO Salutes Michael J. Madigan
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Social Justice Agenda
Workers Compensation Bill HB 4276
Chicago Teachers Union Bill HB 2275
Robert "Bob" Simpson Leaves Legacy of Union & Community Activism
Consolidated Primary & Election Timeline for 2021
News Update 9/3/20
News Update 8/18/20
News Update 7/31/20
News Update 5/24/20
News Update 5/01/20
Resolutions Adopted at the Illinois AFL-CIO 44th Constitutional Convention
Reaffirmation of Our Commitment to Fight for Racial Justice - adopted
Admonishing Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) - adopted
Safely Reopen Large Trade Shows, Concerts and other Musical and Theatrical Performances - adopted
Mobilize Labor to Defend Against Hate Organizations - adopted
Support for Women’s Health and Women’s Inclusion in Healthcare Decisions - adopted
Opposing Automation of Retail Jobs and Move Toward a Cashless Economy - adopted
Leading from Within: Committing to Equity and Inclusivity - adopted
Advocate for Passage of a Fair Tax in Illinois - adopted
Supporting Quality Union Jobs in a Legalized Recreational Cannabis Program - adopted
Support Union Sportsman’s Alliance - adopted
Support Prevailing Wage and Misclassification Enforcement - adopted
Honoring Margaret Blackshere - adopted
Honoring Ron Powell - adopted
Work Shouldn’t Hurt: Workplace Safety for All - adopted
Supporting Passage of Fair Workweek Laws - adopted
Clean Energy Jobs - adopted
Ending Misclassification of Gig Workers and Independent Contractors and Granting them Union Rights - adopted
Hazardous Workplace - adopted
Demand the Release of Children in ICE Detention Centers - adopted
Held in executive committee
Diversity in the Building Trades and All of Labor - adopted
Support Capital Construction on an Annual Basis - adopted
Encourage Full Affiliation - adopted
Protecting Essential Transportation Employees in the Workplace - adopted
Support the Appointment and Confirmation of Illinois AFL-CIO Members to Boards and Commissions - adopted
Support Labor 2020 - adopted
Support Greater Access, Inclusion in Voting - adopted
Supporting Paid Family and Medical Leave in Illinois and America - adopted
Union Busting Executive Orders - adopted
Supporting Earned Sick Leave in Illinois - adopted
Affordable Housing - adopted
Juneteenth - adopted
Climate Jobs - adopted
Memorial Resolutions
Memorial Resolution 1 - Workers Died on the Job
Memorial Resolution 2 - Union Activists Memorial
Memorial Resolution 3 - Workers Died from COVID-19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Address to Illinois AFL-CIO on 10/07/65
The speech, in substance, delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader from Atlanta, GA, to delegates at the 8th Annual Convention of the Illinois State AFL-CIO, in Springfield, IL, October 4-7, 1965
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Illinois Legislative bill information, tracking, voting records –
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www.house.gov
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www.senate.gov
For more information or specific questions on legislative issues, contact
Magda Derisma, IL AFL-CIO Legislative Director at 217/492-2632.