Laborers' Local 1191

09/11/2024

LABORERS’ LOCAL 1191’s 2024 FAMILY DAY RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2024, 11:00AM - 4:00PM

Sisters and Brothers:

Local 1191’s Family Day has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 29, 2024, from 11:00AM to 4:00PM, at the Local Union Hall (located at 2161 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48180). Please join us for family fun, food trucks and entertainment!

Members interested in this year’s Membership gift from the Local Union should plan to attend the Rescheduled Family Day event on September 29th. The Local Union will not authorize a representative to pick up the gift for multiple members at a time. Also, there is no plan to distribute the member gift on job sites.

Parking will be available in the parking lot behind Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School at Northwestern, located at 2200 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208 and in the empty lot on the corner of Lawton Street near the Rio Gran Motel on West Grand Blvd.

PLEASE NOTE, NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE PROVIDED OR PERMITTED TO BE CONSUMED IN PARKING AREAS OR EVENT GROUNDS.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

-MICHAEL AARON, Business Manager

Fighting for working families in Michigan. Laborers Local Union 1191 is committed to protecting and improving the quality and security of our members’ working conditions and personal lives.

09/02/2022

Sister and Brothers:

On Monday, September 5, 2022, Laborers' Local 1191 will resume its Labor Day Celebration in the Union Hall parking lot, located at 2161 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208 from 11:00am-4:00pm. Due to a limited selection of food and beverages, Members are permitted to only bring immediate family members.

Additional parking will be available in the parking lot behind Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School at Northwestern, located at 2200 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208 and in the empty lot on the corner Lawton Street near the Rio Gran Motel on West Grand Blvd.

PLEASE NOTE, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROVIDED OR PERMITTED TO BE CONSUMED DURING THIS EVENT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE!

--Michael Aaron (Business Manager)

10/18/2021

Sisters and Brothers:

On Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 from 10am-12pm please tune into the following FREE virtual symposium via Zoom:

Shaping Our Economy--What we buy Makes a Difference!

This virtual workshop will discuss how legislation creates the global system, how the laws that protect workers are being weakened, the goal of the neoliberal agenda, and how our power can shape the system.

During the virtual event, participants will take a deep dive into the ethical considerations of purchasing goods and services, why its imperative to make the effort, and how Union-made and USA-made ties into those principles.

The virtual symposium is sponsored by the Center for Labor and Community Studies, and is open to the general public!

To join the virtual symposium, please click on the following link (or type the below link into your web browser):

https://umich.zoom.us/j/91563754685

You may also call into the virtual symposium by dialing (312) 626-6799 and entering Meeting ID: 915 6375 4685.

--Mike Aaron, Business Manager

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08/24/2021

Sisters and Brothers:

It is time to put pressure on your Congressperson to pass the $1 trillion dollar Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.

The time is now to create hundreds of thousands of good family-supporting jobs and to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure to the world-class standards we deserve.

Take action today by simply sending a ready-made message to your Congressperson through clicking the following link set up by our International at www.liuna.org/bif.

You may also visit our Local Union’s website at LaborersLocal1191.org/ to access the link to send a message to your Congressperson regarding the importance of passing the $1 trillion dollar Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework TODAY!

The message takes less than 30 seconds to craft and can make a huge difference in getting the $1 trillion dollar Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework passed!

Thank you,
Mike Aaron (Business Manager)

Fighting for working families in Michigan. Laborers Local Union 1191 is committed to protecting and improving the quality and security of our members’ working conditions and personal lives.

11/17/2020

**THE LOCAL UNION HALL IS ONLY OPEN TO MEMBERS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE**

DUE TO THE RECENTLY ISSUED MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (MDHHS) CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GUIDELINES, THE LOCAL UNION HALL IS ONLY OPEN TO MEMBERS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

AGAIN, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE LABORERS’ LOCAL 1191’S UNION HALL IS OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY!! HOWEVER, THE LOCAL UNION HALL AND BUSINESS AGENTS REMAIN AVAILABLE BY PHONE TO ASSIST NON-MEMBERS.

**THE DECEMBER 4, 2020 MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED**

IF YOU ARE OUT OF WORK AS A RESULT OF THE RECENTLY ISSUED MDHHS CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GUIDELINES, PLEASE CONTACT THE MICHIGAN UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE FOR STEPS TO OBTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS.

AGAIN, WE CAN ALL DO OUR PART TO STOP THE RAPID SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) BY STAYING HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AS WELL AS DOING THE FOLLOWING:

• WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY;
• AVOID TOUCHING EYES, NOSE AND MOUTH;
• PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING BY REMAINING AT LEAST (6) FEET FROM OTHERS; AND
• IF YOU HAVE A FEVER, COUGH AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING, SEEK MEDICAL CARE IMMEDIATELY.

PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE https://laborerslocal1191.org/ FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES!

THANK YOU!

--MICHEAL AARON (BUSINESS MANAGER)

Fighting for working families in Michigan. Laborers Local Union 1191 is committed to protecting and improving the quality and security of our members’ working conditions and personal lives.

11/17/2020

Sisters and Brothers:

The December 4, 2020 Monthly Membership Meeting is cancelled due to COVID-19.

Please check back for other important updates!

—Mike Aaron, Business Manager

10/06/2020

Sisters and Brothers:

On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EST, LiUNA!'s General President Terry O'Sullivan will be holding a Telephone Town Hall Meeting to disuss Our Union and the importance of the 2020 Presidential Election.

On October 8, 2020, you will receive a call at or around 7:00 p.m. that will connect you to the Telephone Town Hall. Please pick up the phone and join the call if you're able.

We need to have a good turnout to show the General President the strength of our Union in Michigan!

--Michael Aaron (Business Manager)

09/30/2020

Sisters and Brothers:

On behalf of the Executive Board, please be advised that Local 1191's monthly Membership Meetings will resume this upcoming Friday, October 2, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.

Please also be advised that there will be limited capacity for Friday's Membership Meeting in accordance with the CDC and the State of Michigan's restrictions on gatherings during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Therefore, you must notify the Local Union by phone tomorrow, October 1, 2020, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., if you plan to attend the meeting.

A list of Members interested in attending the meeting will be compiled in the order for which they were received, and Local 1191 Staff will admit those members who signed up into the meeting until we reach capacity.

-Michael Aaron (Business Manager)