News Archive
Local 42 Helps Toys for Tots Prepare for Holidays
Members of the St. Louis Local 42 Volunteer Organizing Committee spent a day sorting future holiday gifts at the area Toys for Tots warehouse. Many families in the community will benefit from their efforts this holiday season!
Missouri Local 829 Makes Holiday Donation
Local 829 was proud to donate $1,825 to First Baptist Church of Ste. Genevieve, MO. The money will be used for their Giving Tree and Love Local programs. The Giving Tree program purchases holiday gifts for local families in need. The Love Local program purchases clothing and snack items Read more
Local 32 Laborer to Represent at Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference
Krystal Kaufmann is a Rockford, Ill., Local 32 third-year apprentice, and hopes to complete her apprenticeship program in December, 2023. The daughter of a coal miner, she always enjoyed working with her hands. She pursued a career as a dental hygienist but quickly realized she wanted to do more Read more
Indiana Local 204 Helps Build Housing for Veterans
Pictured below: Volunteers from LIUNA Local 204 in Terre Haute, Ind., work on concrete slabs for six new homes at Veterans' Village. The housing development will consist of tiny homes that serve as transitional housing for veterans who are temporarily unhoused. More information is available here. Read more
Local 996 Helps Build Basketball Court
Roanoke, Ill., Volunteers Give Youth a Place for Hoops Over 30 volunteers from Local 996 showed up for its first Volunteer Organizing Committee event under the Laborers Rising movement. They poured 48 yards of concrete the morning of Saturday, Nov. 18, at Spring Bay Park in Sand Bay, Ill. Read more
Helping During the Holiday – Marion, Ill., Local 773 Donates Time and Food
Retiree Christmas Party Eight volunteers from Local 773 cooked and served food at the recent yearly Retiree Christmas Party. They have over 400 retirees and 45 Gold Card members. Over 200 attendees were at the event. Local 773 Teams Up to Bring Food to Read more
Got Skilled Workers? State Lawmakers Tour LIUNA Training Facility to Find Answers
With the passage of the historic bipartisan “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” (IIJA) in 2022, there’s a lot of attention on the infrastructure in this country that needs to be updated and repaired. Faced at the same time with nationwide shortages of trade workers, lawmakers are beginning to realize Read more
Local 393 Holds Annual Fish Fry to Help Families in Need
LIUNA Local 393 held its 40th annual fish fry Friday, November 3, 2023. Proceeds from the dinner go to the Clarence Trovero Memorial Food Basket Fund. At holiday time, the fund is used to purchase food to make up 100 food baskets to hand out to families in need. Read more
In the Know – Prevailing Wages
Stay in the know with the latest video from LIUNA! The LIUNA In the Know program is a new tool for LIUNA members to get the latest information about your union, your rights, and your wages.
The Infrastructure Decade
A Labor Day Message from LIUNA Vice President and Midwest Regional Manager David A. Frye There are no such things as “Republican bridges” or “Democratic roads,” but there is an undeniable difference between cheap talk and real results. When Joe Biden was elected President, he Read more
WATCH – “Pathways to Prosperity”
Now available, a video version of the Santos Cayetano Gomez story (the text story is available here)!
LIUNA Local 43 Member Joins Pete Buttigieg for Infrastructure Event
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Eastern Iowa Thursday, May 25, to check on infrastructure projects. He was joined at a press event by Rick Peterson, LIUNA Local 43 Laborer. Rick is featured in the photo above, and his remarks at the event are reproduced below. Read more
