About Us 
Board & Staff
Board & Staff
Officers elected in 2011
| President | Larry Spivack Regional Director, AFSCME Council 31 |
| Vice President | Tom Suhrbur Retired Organizer, Illinois Education Association |
| Vice President | Mike Matejka Legislative Affairs Director, Great Plains Laborers District Council |
| Recording Secretary | Debby Pope Gage Park High School, Chicago Teachers Union |
| Treasurer | Bob Bionaz Professor of History, Chicago State University |
| President Emeritus | Leslie Orear Retired Staff, Amalgamated Meat Cutters International |
| Secretary Emeritus | Mollie L. West Retired member, Chicago Typographical Union Local 16 |
Trustees
- James Conness
- Bucky Halker
- Katie Jordam
- Amy Nixon
- Ken Munz
- Lisa Oppenheim
- Liesl Orenic
- William Pelz
- Robert Reiter
- Penelope Rosemont
- Rich Rowe
- Judy Simpson
- James Thindwa
- Alma Washington
- Eileen Willenborg
- Moises Zavala
Ex Officio Members
Michael T. Carrigan - President Illinois AFL-CIO
Jorge Ramirez - President Chicago Federation of Labor
"And I long to see the day when Labor will have the destiny of the nation in her own hands and she will stand as a united force and show the world what the workers can do." --- Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, 1830-1930
Illinois Labor History Society