Elected leaders rely on union dollars to fund their campaigns. As of 2023, 9 in 10 lawmakers received money from unions.

Protestors in support of SIUE employees and members of local 2887 show their support during a protest on Nov. 2, 2023 in Edwardsville, Ill. Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat Overall participation ...

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NORMAL — Tenure and tenure-track faculty members at Illinois State University could join a union for collective-bargaining purposes if a campaign that kicked off Tuesday proves successful. Organizers ...

The Illinois Nurses Association filed a petition to compel arbitration and complaint for declaratory relief Oct. 20 against St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., alleging that union members never ...

Overall participation in labor unions has declined in recent years in Illinois, although the state has seen an increase in successful unionization efforts for the second year in a row. That’s ...