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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is mixing into the unionization effort at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace workers is trying to organize the plant. Durbin says he has met with Rivian CEO R-J Scaringe and told him the company should support unionizing efforts.
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With the Rivian plant in Normal adding a second shift, the United Auto Workers has been quietly contacting workers about a possible union-organizing campaign.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has settled a labor dispute with three companies doing work at the Rivian plant in Normal for $390,000 in back wages and penalties.
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Union leader John Penn said as Labor Day approaches there is one particular labor everyone in the nation can perform: get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Illinois State University says it’s committed to “good-faith negotiations” now that a federal mediator has joined contract talks with the graduate workers…
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Blue Ridge teachers Union President Don Anton said Tuesday he believes a tentative three-year contract agreement with the district is a good deal for…
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Unemployment in Bloomington-Normal held steady at 3.6 percent last month compared to September 2017.The Illinois Department of Employment Security…
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Starting teachers in the Unit 5 school district will do a little better next year under a new contract approved by the school board.The two-year agreement…
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Heartland Community College and its faculty union have agreed on a three-year contract.The first year will see a $1,500 increase in pay for full time…
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Organizers of a union that would represent Illinois State University graduate students have crossed a threshold.The students pushing for a union have…