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Regrettably, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chicago & Cook County Building & Construction Trades Council is unable to host its Annual Bernard J. Spatz “Dollars Against Diabetes” Softball Tournament this summer.

Local 1 Steward Rick Haisler talks about why joining the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters was the best decision he has ever made for him and his family.

CRCC Executive Secretary-Treasurer Gary Perinar wrote an op-ed in last week’s Chicago Sun Times about the importance of union membership during a global pandemic.

Executive Secretary-Treasurer Gary Perinar recorded a commercial airing on every network in the region thanking all CRCC members.

Q & A UPDATE Q: Is there any financial relief being offered for an individual who is still working, but has had their hours cut in half due to COVID-19? Are they eligible to apply for unemployment for hours they have lost?  A: Anyone who is unemployed or underemployed should file for unemployment and IDES

On Tuesday, May 5th, Governor Pritzker released Restore Illinois, a five-phased plan that will reopen our state, guided by health metrics and with marked by distinct business, education, and recreation activities characterizing each phase.

Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park got some much needed help from Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Members to help reopen their doors.

Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters' Labor and Management Committee to Pay All Active Journeymen Carpenters & Apprentices for Three (3) Months.

Members of the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters (CRCC) have spent the past week working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to convert exhibition halls at McCormick Place in Chicago into medical wings as part of the ongoing efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.