Metro East Apprentices Gain Valuable Experience
Recently, two Local 662 Apprentices gained some great, hands-on experience building some houses in Belleville, IL.
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Mid-America Carpenters Union Helps Secure Pay Out For Cheated Workers
Workers will receive nearly $500,000 in back pay!
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Carpenters Union Brings Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud Case In Illinois
EST Gary Perinar and the Illinois Attorney General spoke at a news conference about a new tax fraud case filed against Drive Construction.
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IL Governor Signs Wage Theft Bill
We’re focused on stomping out wage theft and this is one step toward leveling the playing field and holding cheating contractors available.
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Carpenters Union Endorses Candidates For Illinois Primary
The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council has endorsed a bipartisan list of candidates for Illinois’ local, state and national primary races.
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Raynor Garage Doors Expansion Coming To Northern Illinois
The garage door manufacturer, which already employs more than 350 Union Carpenters, is increasing its footprint to meet the needs of home improvement projects.
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Mid-America Carpenters Union’s Wage Theft Bill Passes IL General Assembly
CHICAGO — Workers around the state have new protections to help ensure they are paid what’s owed to them under new legislation that passed the Illinois General Assembly on Friday. HB5412 makes a primary contractor liable for the failure of a subcontractor to pay wages owed to its workers. The subcontractor would in turn be
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DOL Changes to Davis Bacon Could Mean Higher Wages
The proposal seeks to speed up future prevailing wage updates, ensuring prevailing wage rates keep up with the cost of living and could mean higher wages for workers.
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