* Herald & Review…

Michael Carrigan, the former president of the Illinois AFL-CIO and Decatur city councilman, has been appointed to the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Carrigan’s natural curiosity, desire to be involved and trying new things, led to his climb up the ranks of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 146. He served as an officer, then split his time as the training coordinator for apprenticeship program and as an agent for the local, before becoming the local’s business manager in 1992.

“As an agent and business manager, I became more and more involved in going to Springfield and following the legislature and bills that affected labor and electrical industry,” Carrigan said. “That’s when I learned the in and outs of moving legislation.”

That led to Carrigan becoming secretary-treasurer of the Illinois AFL-CIO before being named its president in 2007. After 12 years, Carrigan retired from the union leadership post at the end of 2019.

* As most of you know by now, Carrigan’s successor at the AFL-CIO is Tim Drea. I went to college with Drea, and it occurred to me that Tim should be “honored” with a caption contest. Here you go…

       

25 Comments - Practical Politics - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:04 pm: I got a sweet deal on this coat at Bruce’s 2019 garage sale. - City Zen - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:06 pm: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these union representatives from the swift inflation of their appointed Scabby. - Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:09 pm: It’s as chilly out here as the reception ComEd’s gonna get to their next rate hike! - Nobody Sent - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:19 pm: What about comments on the new ICC appointee? I fear there won’t be a building project he won’t like no matter what the impact on customer bills. Not good JB, not good. This is not the way to reward labor’s support - at the expense of customers. - Donnie Elgin - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:22 pm: snow plow drivers … landscaping or prevailing wage ? That is why I’m paid the big bucks. - Rich Miller - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:27 pm: ===What about=== Get your own blog. - @misterjayem - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:28 pm: Frostbite > Scabs – MrJM - Rutro - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:29 pm: Working in a mine is better than working at a polling place. Who knew? Good luck Tim. - Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:31 pm: “Hey… hey…. hey, my pen is frozen again… “ - Three Dimensional Checkers - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:37 pm: Commitment. - Yasssssss - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:37 pm: Cold ain’t got nothin’ on me.. I survived 4 years of Bruce Rauner - pool boy - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:41 pm: You want to hear some cool Rich Miller stories, let me come in and warm up. - Commonsense in Illinois - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:41 pm: Good thing I’m wearing my glasses with the special all-weather wiper blades… - 37B - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:45 pm: Twenty years o’ schoolin’ and they put you on the day shift . . . - Rich Miller - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 3:51 pm: I need ten more of these signs and I think I can make a toboggan. - don the legend - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:06 pm: “I know where I was during the 3/24/2013 Palm Sunday Record Snowfall (18″ in Springfield) Where were you?” - Bourbon Street - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:06 pm: Why can’t I be organizing down in Miami? Why, Lord, why? - Huh? - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:19 pm: My power is out. Can I run an extension cord over to your house? - Rich Miller - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:21 pm: Does anyone have dry gloves??? - Huh? - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:25 pm: I’ll shovel your driveway if you sign my petition. - nadia - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:28 pm: Nobody told me Carrigan had to do this. - 47th Ward - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 5:47 pm: Scabby the Rat wasn’t available so they sent an inflatable Drea to the job site. - Just Sayin ... - Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 8:40 pm: “I bet it’s warmer in the coal mine.” - Pauline - Wednesday, Feb 5, 20 @ 6:21 am: Good old newspaper delivery days - My turn - Wednesday, Feb 5, 20 @ 12:06 pm: I can’t wait to help pass CEJA so this global warming stuff will go away. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.