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Congratulations to the Barack Obama Foundation and Presidential Center Workers who have announced they are forming a union! We stand in solidarity with you as you fight for your rights on the job.Employees of the Barack Obama Foundation and Presidential Center announced today that they’re organizing a union with AFSCME.
The new union will represent more than 250 people who work in all aspects of Obama Foundation operations, including at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, at the foundation’s Washington DC offices, and throughout the country.
“We are the workers who spend our days fulfilling the vision and values of the Obama Foundation,” members of the union organizing committee wrote. “We strongly believe in the mission to ‘inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world,’ and now we’d like to change ours.”
They cited President Obama’s 2016 Open Letter to America’s Hardworking Men and Women, in which he said, “If I were looking for a good job that lets me build some security for my family, I’d join a union. If I saw a problem in my workplace, I’d organize my coworkers to do something about it.”
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Today, early voting expands across locations in Illinois. Check your registration, find your early vote location, and make a plan to vote by Nov. 3!
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Please join us in giving a special congratulations to Illinois AFL-CIO Resource Director Amy Rueff for receiving the Mother Jones Solidarity Award, presented at Union Miners' Cemetery in Mt Olive, Illinois.
Congrats, Amy!
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Check out photos (by Mike Matjeka) of the Mother Jones Dinner in Springfield & the Miners Day in Mt. Olive this weekend.
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Great to see International United Mine Workers Secretary-Treasurer, Michael Phillipppi, at the Mother Jones dinner in Springfield. #solidarity
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Labor Day 2026 – Illinois Labor Sponsored Events
ILLINOIS STATE FAIR Aug. 13-23 – Illinois AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion Exhibition Location: Illinois AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion on the southeast side of the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The Illinois AFL-CIO is encouraging local unions, building trades councils and central labor councils to “Adopt a Day” to staff the labor pavilion and showcase your organization to thousands of […]
Illinois AFL-CIO Announces Endorsements for 2026 General Election
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Illinois AFL-CIO today announced its endorsements for the November 2026 general election, backing candidates in federal, state, and judicial races across Illinois. The endorsements were recommended by delegates to the Committee on Political Education (COPE), representing more than 1,500 affiliated unions, and confirmed by the Illinois AFL-CIO Executive Board. The announcement […]
Illinois AFL-CIO Reflects on Life and Legacy of Barbara Flynn Currie, Contributions to Illinois’ Working Families
Springfield, IL — Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Devaney released the following statement: The Illinois labor movement is saddened by the passing of the Honorable Barbara Flynn Currie, a pioneering lawmaker and the first woman to serve as Majority Leader in the Illinois House of Representatives at a time when women were […]
2026 Workers’ Memorial Day Events
Join working families as they observe Workers Memorial Day on April 28. Pledge to continue the fight for SAFE JOBS NOW. Alton – The Greater Madison County Federation of Labor Workers Memorial program will be held Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00pm at Gordon Moore Park, at the Workers Memorial Site, Highway 140, in Alton Illinois. […]