http://www.local894.com/blog/rss/feedsLaborers Local Union No. 894 chartered in as an affiliate of LIUNA (Laborers’ International Union of North America, AFL-CIO) on March 9, 1936.Sat, 02 May 2026 05:12:22 -0700http://www.local894.com/blog/post/american-rescue-plan-what-you-need-to-know-about-cobra-subsidies-to-help-your-family-with-continuing-health-coveragehttp://www.local894.com/blog/post/american-rescue-plan-what-you-need-to-know-about-cobra-subsidies-to-help-your-family-with-continuing-health-coverageThe American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was signed into law on March 11, 2021, includes a six-month federally financed COBRA subsidy covering the full COBRA premium for eligible individuals. Read more about eligibility here.Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:30:00 -0700http://www.local894.com/blog/post/job-growth-by-presidenthttp://www.local894.com/blog/post/job-growth-by-president Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0700http://www.local894.com/blog/post/news-and-updates-from-liunahttp://www.local894.com/blog/post/news-and-updates-from-liuna LIUNAVotes2020.org LIUNA members can get registered, check their registration, or request a ballot from LIUNA's new 2020 election website at Register.LIUNAVotes2020.org. We need every single LIUNA member to vote for leaders who will fight for: Real infrastructure investment Davis Bacon and prevailing wage laws Retirement security for every worker Collective bargaining rights An all-of-the-above energy policy Check your registration and share with LIUNA members today! The NABTU 2020 Tradeswomen Build Nations Virtual ConferenceThe 2020 NABTU Tradeswomen Build Nations Virtual Conference which will be held on Saturday, October 17, beginning at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, has opened its online registration: REGISTER HERE. The Registration is free. The LIUNA 2020 Tradeswomen Build Nations Virtual Caucus Zoom will be held on Friday, October 16, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time., and is also free to LIUNA tradeswomen. This free event will also require pre-registration: TWBN Conference's LIUNA Virtual Caucus meeting. Election Plan Mailers: Be on the lookout for LIUNA for Biden mailers, including a piece for LIUNA retirees. Digital Ads: Our members will be targeted with online ads and videos of our mailers and LIUNA For Biden message. Members should see the ads approximately 30 times. Special Keepsake Edition of The Laborer Magazine: Be on the lookout for a special edition of The Laborers magazine in mid-October with election information for members on protecting their wages, pensions, and healthcare. HAPPENING IN CONGRESSCongress Passes Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation ActRecently, Congress passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act (H.R. 4447), which includes certain amendments that provide strong labor standards and establish a grant for union pre-apprenticeship training programs. However, the legislation also contains provisions that hinder the construction of important energy infrastructure. LIUNA opposes such unnecessary job killing proposals and will continue to work for legislation that expands job creation in existing and emerging energy sectors. Read Statement. LIUNA Supports H.R. 8406, the HEROES ActLIUNA is proud to support H.R. 8406, the HEROES Act. H.R. 8406 has $2.2 trillion in significant, necessary help for middle-class families everywhere. LIUNA is especially supportive of the health care and economic relief provisions in the bill, including critically needed relief for multi-employer pensions in the form of partition (EPRA) and the optional composite provisions of the GROW Act. Read More. Highway Bill ExtensionCongress passed a one year extension of the Highway Bill at existing levels as a part of the agreement to keep the government funded into December. The extension provides some stability for states to continue important transportation infrastructure projects for another year, but unfortunately falls short of the long term reauthorization that we had hoped for. Read Statement. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:41:00 -0700http://www.local894.com/blog/post/women-leadership-in-our-unionhttp://www.local894.com/blog/post/women-leadership-in-our-unionIn this episode, President of Local 809 and Regional Apprenticeship Coordinator, April Ogden, talks about women's opportunities within the Laborers' Union. Listen Here.Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:15:00 -0700http://www.local894.com/blog/post/joe-biden-on---prevailing-wages--your-payhttp://www.local894.com/blog/post/joe-biden-on---prevailing-wages--your-pay-Aggressively enforce prevailing wage laws and ensure that construction workers are not short-changed of their hard-earned pay -Punish employers who violate labor laws, participate in wage theft, or misclassify employees as independent contractors. -Ensure that all workers are treated with dignity and receive the pay, benefits, and workplace protections they deserve Read More.Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:14:00 -0700http://www.local894.com/blog/post/white-house-memo-details-divideandconquer-labor-strategyhttp://www.local894.com/blog/post/white-house-memo-details-divideandconquer-labor-strategyA senior White House labor adviser encouraged President Donald Trump to eliminate all job protections for federal workers and a requirement that federal contractors provide paid sick leave for employees, according to an internal memo obtained by POLITICO. The document, written in 2017 by James Sherk, a White House domestic policy aide who was previously a research fellow at the right-leaning Heritage Foundation, said the president should pursue a “non-traditional labor legislative agenda” that would sideline union leaders. Read More.Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:13:00 -0700http://www.local894.com/blog/post/the-blade-sherrod-brown-in-cri%C2%ADsis-ohio%C2%ADans-need-bidens-lead%C2%ADer%C2%ADshiphttp://www.local894.com/blog/post/the-blade-sherrod-brown-in-cri%C2%ADsis-ohio%C2%ADans-need-bidens-lead%C2%ADer%C2%ADship The President of the United States asked millions of Americans to boycott an iconic American company because his feelings were hurt. Last week, Donald Trump tweeted to his 85 million followers that they should stop buying products made by Akron, Ohio-based Goodyear because of what he viewed as a personal affront. Read More. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:03:00 -0700http://www.local894.com/blog/post/we-looked-at-how-the-stock-market-performed-under-every-us-president-since-truman-%E2%80%94-and-the-results-will-surprise-you-1http://www.local894.com/blog/post/we-looked-at-how-the-stock-market-performed-under-every-us-president-since-truman-%E2%80%94-and-the-results-will-surprise-you-1Conventional wisdom says that those liberal Dems are generally bad for the economy and the stock market because of their big government tendencies, while fiscally conservative Republicans are good. This widely accepted belief is actually fake news if you look at data going back to the end of World War II. Read more.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:32:00 -0700http://www.local894.com/blog/post/if-youre-a-bluecollar-worker-trump-is-not-your-friendhttp://www.local894.com/blog/post/if-youre-a-bluecollar-worker-trump-is-not-your-friend(CNN)It has long been confounding that President Donald Trump's strongest supporters are Whites with only a high school education. This is bewildering because the Trump administration has repeatedly and systematically hurt America's blue-collar workers and favored corporations over them. Read more.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:32:00 -0700