The Illinois Valley Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Union Families Scholarships are available to Union members and their dependents, who are in good standing and affiliated with the Labor Council.

This $1,000.00 scholarship will be awarded based on academic achievement, character, leadership, social awareness and essay quality.  Click here for details...

We are having our annual scholarship fundraiser on Friday, June 8, 2012 and hope you will join us to help keep these worthwhile funds established for the kids!! What a Great way to kick off your summer weekend!  More details...

It’s not much of a shock that lies are popping up in the Republican presidential nomination race. But in Michigan, Mitt Romney is telling one whopper of lie about the UAW, the auto bailout that saved two of the nation’s Big 3 car manufacturers and President Obama. In a nutshell, Romney says Obama should have let Chrysler and GM go bankrupt—that should win him a lot of votes in Michigan today—and Obama instead “gave the companies to the UAW.” Read more >>>