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Help a Hero!

The Chicago Laborers’ District Council is proud to support Operation Hep-a-Hero There are hundreds of homeless veterans in Chicago. The City of Chicago is working hard to create a system where any episode of homelessness is rare and brief through the End Veterans Homelessness Initiative (EVHI). As we house these veterans, the transition from shelter

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Carpenters Union Reaches Early Labor Agreement

Carpenters Union Reaches Early Labor Agreement | Negotiations between the Carpenters and MARBA A new five-year agreement has been reached between the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters (CRCC) which represents over 30,000 members and the Mid-America Regional Bargaining Association (MARBA) a multi-employer association focused on collective bargaining in the commercial construction industry. Representatives from both

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UBC General Board Executive Update

After more than 50 years of combined service on the General Executive Board, General Vice President Douglas J. Banes and General Secretary-Treasurer Andris J. Silins are retiring. Words cannot properly express the gratitude I have for their years of dedication and for all they have helped to achieve for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and

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Gary Perinar Named to the Illinois Tollway Board

Springfield, Ill. — Turning the page to a new era of transparency and accountability, Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 1298 and appointed a new board of highly talented and experienced professionals to lead the Illinois Toll Highway Authority into the future. “It is a new day for the Illinois Tollway,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Our new leadership will uphold

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