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What Has Gov. Pritzker & the Legislature Done for Illinois Workers?

• Created tens of thousands of construction jobs (with many more to come)


• Guaranteed most of the largest projects will be built by union workers


• Made union contractors more competitive on the rest


• Increased wages


• Strengthened workers’ rights

Created (Union) Construction Jobs

Gov. Pritzker and a bi-partisan group of legislators passed a $45 billion construction program

• The largest construction program in state history


• Estimated to create 500,000 construction jobs
  
  
  
  • Doubled the size of the road construction budget
    
    
    
    • FY 2016 - $1.85 billion
    
    
    • FY 2023 - $3.7 billion
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • SB 690/SB 1939 (2019)
  
  
  
  

Nearly tripled the state’s investment in wind an...

The Local needs 8 volunteers from the hall on Sunday July 31^st . 1 group at 11:30am in the back of the Marion civic center for a couple hours to unload and another group at 9:30pm to load up the equipment for the Will Rock for Food Benefit Concert for the Ministerial Alliance. The concert starts at 5:30pm. Free tickets to the concert if you help with both groups. More information about the concert Please call the hall at 618-993-5773 if you can help out. Thank you

Local Union 996 is currently seeking at least 10 Laborers for Asbestos Abatement work. The project will begin on Thursday, May 26th running 2 shifts and will run for approximately 6 weeks.

For more information, please contact Local 996 at (309) 923-3211