LABOR ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL PRODUCTION, STEEL MILL SERVICES/SLAG PROCESSING, LANDSCAPING AND MANY OTHERS PRINCIPALLY IN ILLINOIS, INDIANA AND IOWA. THE ORGANIZATION ATTEMPTS TO ORGANIZE WORKERS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNION, TO NEGOTIATE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, TO SETTLE GRIEVANCES OF MEMBERS AND TO SAFEGUARD THE ECONOMIC WELFARE OF MEMBERS.