The seven-week strike by Local 150 quarry workers ended on Tuesday, July 26. The work stoppage meant that asphalt wasn’t produced from Thornton Quarry and elsewhere, causing the delay of several construction and public works projects in the Homewood-Flossmoor area.
According to union representative Ed Maher, Local 150 members started going back to work the day the strike ended.
Local 150 is a branch of the International Union of Operating Engineers. They were on strike…
