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AFGE's Dorothy James named CFL Woman of the Year |
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Dorothy James, National Vice President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) District 7, was honored with the Chicago Federation of Labor's Woman of the Year Award at the April delegates meeting. James is the 29th recipient of the award that is presented annually to distinguished labor leaders who make extraordinary efforts to advance the labor movement. "Throughout her career, Dorothy has exemplified what it means to be a strong labor leader, working her way up through the ranks and always fighting for the men and women of her union," said CFL President Dennis Gannon. "We are proud to recognizer her achievements." Dorothy James is serving her third term as the AFGE District 7 National Vice President, representing 18,000 members in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Management the focus of convention hearing |
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Organized labor had its chance on Wednesday to explain why its members are not the cause of Chicago's convention industry woes. At a hearing convened by the 16-member legislative panel looking into McCormick Place operations, Tim Foley (IBEW), Robert Fulton (Iron Workers-Riggers), Tony DeGrado (USW-Decorators), Kevin McLaughlin (Carpenters) and John Coli (Teamsters) testified that their members barely work enough hours to earn a decent living, let alone drive business away to other cities. The labor leaders explained the markups on their labor by contractors and the MPEA that are passed along to customers as well as the significant sacrifices they've made in the past to lower costs and improve customer satisfaction. But now its time to look at the other players involved, they argued, and the members of the panel spent time grilling the contractors and MPEA management about their role in the problem.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced $410 million in federal funding that will create 13,000 jobs to complete runway construction through the O'Hare Modernization Program. At a press conference at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Federation of Labor President Dennis Gannon, Secretary-Treasurer Jorge Ramirez, and IUOE Local 150 Business Manager James Sweeney joined Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Senator Dick Durbin, Governor Pat Quinn and Mayor Richard Daley announcing the funding. The O'Hare Modernization Program is the largest airport reconstruction project in U.S. history. To date, more than 12,000 construction jobs and about 550 design jobs have been created to do OMP work and major infrastructure projects. So far, the projects have opened on or ahead of schedule and nearly $40 million under budget. |
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