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The strike shut down production at the company’s asphalt roof tile plant at 6350 NW Front Ave. for two and a half weeks.

Jeremy Brecher's history of the 1934 strike of dock workers and the San Francisco general strike it sparked, against casual hiring methods on the docks, which was bitterly opposed by employers, the state and the unions.

The three supplemental SFA packages provide a total of more than $200 million.

The three pension plans had additional SFA packages approved Friday.

Chicago union organizing has played a big role in everyday life ranging from Labor Day to the eight-hour workday. But it’s not all history, with workers in a variety of fields trying to unionize and change labor laws in the state.

Gov. Pritzker Announces Fourteen Appointments to Boards and Commissions, Public Administrators and Public Guardians.

ILLINOIS, April 21 - ENERGY TRANSITION WORKFORCE COMMISSION Patrick Devaney will serve as a Member of the Energy Transition Workforce Commission.* Devaney

The symbol of Decatur gets a revamped interior in time for Christmas.

ebevins@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG — United Bridge Partners is based in Colorado, but company officials envision the proposed $50 million rehabilitation of the Memorial Bridge as a very local project. “We’re pretty happy about the economic boom this is going to create for the area, especially coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Ryan Dolan, vice president of business development for UBP, during a presentation Thursday before Parkersburg City Council. The company has submitted...

ebevins@newsandsentinel.com United Bridge Partners is based in Colorado, but company officials envision the proposed $50 million rehabilitation of the Memorial Bridge as a very local project. “We’re pretty happy about the economic boom this is going to create for the area, especially coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Ryan Dolan, vice president of business development for UBP, during a presentation Thursday before Parkersburg City Council. The company has submitted a bid to purcha...