The SIU is on schedule to open a new union hall in Joliet, Ill. by next month (September) at the latest.The hall is located at 10 East Clinton Street in downtown Joliet. The union occupies two stories of the building, which is accessible via public transportation (rail and bus). Also, multiple parking lots and garages are located within one to two blocks of the hall, which consists of approximately 2,500 square feet.
“It will be a full-service port, and I think it’s going to be a very busy hall,” said SIU Vice President Great Lakes Tommy Orzechowski. “We noticed we had increasing membership in the Chicago metropolitan area, and this gives the Great Lakes region a middle point between Algonac (Mich.) and Duluth (Minn.).”
The Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan is working out final details of contracting with a health clinic near the hall.
Joliet is the seventh-largest city in Illinois, with a population of more than 106,000.
More details about the hall will be published in the next issue of the Seafarers LOG.
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