Laborers' Local 1197

10/08/2026

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10/08/2026

Vacation Notices have been mailed!!!

Vacation notices have been mailed to your address of record. If you have not received your notice by Friday, 10/16/2026, please contact the Fund office at 618-998-1300. Notices must be received at the fund office no later than 10/30/2026 for a check to be issued. Please be sure to mark your choice of YES (to receive a check) or NO (to rollover funds), sign, and return it to the Fund office. Unsigned forms will be returned for signature and could result in checks not being issued. Members must sign the forms personally. Signatures are audited against existing records. Forms can be MAILED to PO Box 40, Carterville, IL 62918, FAXED to (618)997-9063, or EMAILED to [email protected]. We have a secure drop box outside the Fund Office for your convenience. Checks will be issued no later than the 7th business day of November. Thank you for your cooperation and participation in the Southern and Central Illinois Laborers Vacation Fund.

10/07/2026

📣 LABORERS’ LOCAL 1197 ANNUAL NEW COAT COLLECTION

Laborers’ Local 1197 is collecting donations now through our November membership meeting to help support families in our community. ❤️

If you would like to donate, new coats can be dropped off at the Laborers’ Local 1197 Union Hall, or you can contact your Field Representative to arrange for pickup.

Every donation makes a difference, and we truly appreciate our members coming together to help those in need. 🤝

For every coat donated by a Laborers’ Local 1197 member, your name will be entered into the gift drawing.

10/05/2026

🚨 Reminder: Membership Meeting Tonight!!!

Monday, October 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm

Apprentices who are unable to attend must call the union hall to be excused at 618-643-2757.

We look forward to seeing everyone tonight!

09/30/2026

🍁It’s Walktober🍁

Have you signed up for yet? Registration only takes a minute, click here: https://liunamidwestregion.walktober.com

It's free to all Midwest Region members & affiliates. Step out & up to better health this fall & win prizes along the way! Login starts tomorrow, October 1st!

09/25/2026

is a responsibility we all share. When we recognize hazards, respond to risks, and respect the work, we protect more than a jobsite... we protect each other. Everyone deserves to go home.

09/18/2026

This , we’d like to recognize our brothers & sisters who keep the Midwest Region moving. Your skill, dedication & commitment to safe, quality work make all the difference. Thank you for everything you do!

09/18/2026

Field Rep Shaun Ellis is at St. Elmo career fair today talking to students about apprentice opportunities after High School Graduation. It’s never too early to start leaning in on your future.

09/14/2026

is dedicated to getting every person home & back to the jobsite healthy every day.

Join us today for one minute of silence at 1:50 p.m. CT/2:50 p.m. ET during our nationwide stand-down to honor all lives lost to su***de.

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years later, we remember.

Like every person lost leaving families in grief; like courageous survivors returned to family and friends; like a grateful society who praised selfless and brave first responders; like all tradespeople who worked to remove every trace of evil acts and then rebuilt with hope, resilience, and skill... LiUNA members and Building Trades Sisters and Brothers were there... and united we remained years after fighting for every person whose health was and remains affected by the poisonous debris...

To come back stronger after 9/11 took a united effort by every person and organization involved; So today, like every anniversary of 9/11 we honor the lives lost, the families forever changed, the courage of those who responded and the trained, safe and skilled workforce who rebuilt.

We still remember. We always will.