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At the northwest corner of Kent & Park Streets in City Park in downtown Streator, Illinois is a statue to Reuben Soderstrom (1888–1970), erected and dedicated on Labor Day 2012. Soderstrom, born in Minnesota to immigrant Swedish parents, was an Illinois state representative, elected as a Republican, from 1918 to 1936.
Vincent Solano (October 1919 – November 16, 1992) was an Italian-American gangster, a caporegime for the Chicago Outfit who ran a corrupt Laborers Union local in Chicago. A longtime organized crime figure on Chicago's North Side, Solano served as chauffeur and bodyguard to mobster Ross Prio.
LIUNA's origins stretch back to the 19th century when local construction unions began popping up across the United States. [6] Then, in March 1903, Samuel Gompers, the President of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), successfully persuaded various local construction unions from across the U.S. to unite in order to consolidate power in their fight against unfair labor practices.
Born in Chicago, Angelo was the son of Peter Fosco, an activist in the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). He was educated at Morgan Park Academy, and then at Loyola University, before working as an organizer for a LIUNA local. He led a successful organization drive at the Cook County Highway Department before, in 1951 ...
In 2009, he was elected president of the union's Local 100, in which role he negotiated an agreement covering 38,000 workers. [1] [2] [3] Samuelsen was elected as president of the TWU in 2017, its youngest leader since Mike Quill. He credited Quill's career as an inspiration. He was also elected as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO. [1] [2] [3]
Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) 1903 669,772 Miscellaneous construction workers; other trades. 2022: LIUNA: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) 1888 653,781 Aircraft manufacturing workers; aircraft maintenance and repair workers. 2017: IAM: Communications Workers of America (CWA) 1947 545,638
Holy grandkids, Batman! A couple recently celebrated the birth of their 100th grandchild. Yes, that is not a typo. 100 grandkids. Leo and Ruth Zanger of Quincy, Illinois have 53 grandchildren, 46 ...
Smith was elected President of the Southern Illinois Laborers' District Council in 1986 and Business Manager in 1990. Smith served as Midwest Regional Manager of LIUNA from 1994 to 2008. He was elected a Vice President of the International Union in 1996 and served on the International's General Executive Board.