This Saturday we look at contributions from the Construction and General Laborers District Council of Chicago and Vacinity.
We are able to do this thanks to the work of commenter Mark.
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The Construction and General Laborers District council is an umbrella District Council within the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA).
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They are generally referred to as the Laborers.
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The District Council is is a group of Locals.
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There are several Laborers District Councils in Illinois:
– Laborers District Council of Chicago (Burr Ridge)
– Great Plains District Council (Peoria)
– North Central Illinois District Council (Peoria)
– Southern and Central Illinois District Council (Marion)
– Southwestern Illinois District Council (Swansea)
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The District Councils controls or is affiliated with pension, health and welfare, labor management, and other funds whose revenue originates as hourly line items in wage agreements:
– Health & Welfare Fund
– Pension Fund
– LECET (Laborers – Employers Cooperation and Education Trust) Fund
– LMCC (Labor Management Cooperation Committee) Fund
– Vacation Fund
– Training Fund
– Prevailing Wage (Fair Contracting) Fund
The Construction and General Laborers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity has contributed $41,250 to Jack Franks’ PACs.
That is per a “Contributions Search” on the Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) website for the two Jack Franks PACs, the first which is not longer in use.
Citizens for Jack D Franks, SBE committee ID 13681
Supporters of Jack D Franks, SBE committee ID 19464
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Officers of the Construction and General Laborers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity:
– James P Connolly (James Connolly), Business Manager
– Charles L LoVerde III, Secretary / Treasurer
– Scott Pavlis, President
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In unions, the Business Manager has a lot of power.
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The Laborers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity is located at:
999 McClintock Drive, Suite 300, Burr Ridge, IL 60527.
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The previous address was:
6121 West Diversey, Chicago, IL 60639.
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The political action committee (PAC) for Laborers District Council of Chicago is:
Laborers’ Political Action and Education League
Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) committee ID: 23199
Officers of the PAC:
– James Connolly, President
– Charles LoVerde III, Treasurer
This PAC began in January 2011 and has expended $7,254,142
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Several other Laborers (LiUNA) affiliates have contributed to Jack Franks PACs:
– Laborers Local 1035, McHenry & Boone County: $540
– Laborers Local 6, Chicago: $1,500
– Laborers Local 32, Rockford: $250
Grand Total Contributions from all Laborers (LiUNA) affiliates to Jack Franks PACs: $60,090.
The Laborers is an AFL-CIO affiliated union.
The Laborers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity is thus affiliated with the following AFL-CIO organizations:
– Chicago & Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council (BCTC)
– Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL), which is a Central Labor Council (CLC)
These entities coordinate among locals and promote union labor.
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The Chicago Federation of Labor, Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan, Democrat US Senator from Illinois Dick Durbin, and trial lawyers, are attending a reception supporting Jack Franks on October 19th at Petterino’s in Chicago.
The Construction and General Laborers District council is an umbrella District Council within the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA).
+++++++++
They are generally referred to as the Laborers.
+++++++++
The District Council is is a group of Locals.
+++++++++
There are several Laborers District Councils in Illinois:
– Laborers District Council of Chicago (Burr Ridge)
– Great Plains District Council (Peoria)
– North Central Illinois District Council (Peoria)
– Southern and Central Illinois District Council (Marion)
– Southwestern Illinois District Council (Swansea)
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The District Councils controls or is affiliated with pension, health and welfare, labor management, and other funds whose revenue originates as hourly line items in wage agreements:
– Health & Welfare Fund
– Pension Fund
– LECET (Laborers – Employers Cooperation and Education Trust) Fund
– LMCC (Labor Management Cooperation Committee) Fund
– Vacation Fund
– Training Fund
– Prevailing Wage (Fair Contracting) Fund
The Construction and General Laborers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity has contributed $41,250 to Jack Franks’ PACs.
That is per a “Contributions Search” on the Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) website for the two Jack Franks PACs, the first which is not longer in use.
Citizens for Jack D Franks, SBE committee ID 13681
Supporters of Jack D Franks, SBE committee ID 19464
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Officers of the Construction and General Laborers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity:
– James P Connolly (James Connolly), Business Manager
– Charles L LoVerde III, Secretary / Treasurer
– Scott Pavlis, President
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In unions, the Business Manager has a lot of power.
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The Laborers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity is located at:
999 McClintock Drive, Suite 300, Burr Ridge, IL 60527.
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The previous address was:
6121 West Diversey, Chicago, IL 60639.
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The political action committee (PAC) for Laborers District Council of Chicago is:
Laborers’ Political Action and Education League
Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) committee ID: 23199
Officers of the PAC:
– James Connolly, President
– Charles LoVerde III, Treasurer
This PAC began in January 2011 and has expended $7,254,142
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Several other Laborers (LiUNA) affiliates have contributed to Jack Franks PACs:
– Illinois Laborers Legislative Committee PAC (Laborers Midwest Region), Springfield: $16,550
– Laborers Local 1035, McHenry & Boone County: $540
– Laborers Local 6, Chicago: $1,500
– Laborers Local 32, Rockford: $250
Grand Total Contributions from all Laborers (LiUNA) affiliates to Jack Franks PACs: $60,090.
The Laborers is an AFL-CIO affiliated union.
The Laborers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity is thus affiliated with the following AFL-CIO organizations:
– Chicago & Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council (BCTC)
– Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL), which is a Central Labor Council (CLC)
These entities coordinate among locals and promote union labor.
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The Chicago Federation of Labor, Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan, Democrat US Senator from Illinois Dick Durbin, and trial lawyers, are attending a reception supporting Jack Franks on October 19th at Petterino’s in Chicago.
Following is a post describing that event.
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McHenry County Blog
Jack Franks Goes After More Chicago Money
October 15, 2016
http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/15/jack-franks-goes-after-more-chicago-money/#comment-448539