Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly

05/30/2026

Minimum wage increases don't kill jobs...

Minimum-wage increases were expected to kill jobs. The fact that they didn’t should make us rethink a lot of assumptions.

05/25/2026

union busting - it's disgusting...

Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers

05/23/2026

Building union in downtown Bloomington! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D76gXKaSw/

Phase one, including the first 57 apartments, is expected to be completed by next summer. Justin Fern of Urban Equity Properties spoke to WGLT on details for the planned G.J. Lofts project.

05/17/2026

With the recent ISU AFSCME 1110 strike, here's a look back at the 1969 strike.

05/15/2026

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-Psalm-of-the-Freeloader.html?soid=1110406756984&aid=CxvpnUHMKQQ

Email from Friday's Labor Folklore View and share as a webpage Friday's Labor Folklore Psalm of the Freeloader The dues paying member is my shepherd, I shall not want. He provideth me with rest days

05/15/2026

A student reflection on the AFSCME 1110 strike... https://leftiststudent.substack.com/p/reminiscing-over-the-afscme-1110?r=3068r6&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e232_tv2_tp1_a1demonthrkasb&fbclid=IwY2xjawR0AB9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFubGpOVlhsMXlpWFJMRXJOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjQED_VaswB7kclyblmGziODM7KDLPpdJ51M4OsaqwwBGG5Has-E6jjqRY15_aem_YWdncwBU_mKbRepO00zhex3sBxcA&brid=YWdncwGjSmVK42SY7HFCxM-hn8yj&triedRedirect=true

On April 8th, 2026, AFSCME Local 1110 at Illinois State University went on strike for a fair contract. A week after the contract was ratified, reflection is in order.

05/07/2026

Don't forget to put out non-perishable food items on Saturday for your letter carrier - the nation's largest food drive!

Leave non-perishable food items for your Letter Carrier on Saturday -- the nation's largest food drive -- critical as pantries run low in the spring and summer.

05/05/2026

Best of luck to AFSCME 1110 on a fair contract...

Striking AFSCME Local 1110 members and Illinois State University reached a tentative agreement on a new union contract late Monday night, union officials announced shortly before midnight.

05/05/2026

This Saturday!

05/03/2026

Great op-ed in Sunday's Bloomington Pantagraph by Trades & Labor President Jason Pascal on the ISU AFSCME strike.