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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 […]

Our continuing mission is to provide you with comprehensive, quality health and retirement benefits. This remains our commitment to you. Your Future Our Focus BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNOUNCES PERMANENT PENSION BENEFIT INCREASE FOR RETIREES AND INCREASE TO PENSION ACCRUAL RATE. Find out more information on the permanent pension benefit increase.

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

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

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