Tim Drea was elected as President of the Illinois AFL-CIO in December 2019 by members of the Executive Board. He was elected to a four-year term as President by the delegates attending the IL AFL-CIO convention in July 2020, and re-elected at in July 2024.

Dec 5, 2019 · TIM DREA has been named the new president of the Illinois AFL-CIO following the retirement of longtime leader Michael Carrigan. Drea had served as the Federation’s secretary-treasurer since 2008.

President at Illinois AFL-CIO · Experience: Illinois AFLCIO · Education: Sangamon State University (University of Illinois Springfield,) · Location: Springfield · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View...

Dec 6, 2019 · Tim Drea of Springfield was elected president of the Illinois AFL-CIO, following the recent retirement of Michael Carrigan of Decatur. For 12 years, Drea had served as...

Mar 27, 2025 · Tim Drea, President of the Illinois AFL-CIO, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the $770 million funding shortfall for Illinois transit, the impact of federal decisions on Local Unions and the importance of union solidarity in legislative advocacy.

Tim Drea, currently President of the Illinois AFL-CIO, was elected to office in 2019. Before his election he served as the Secretary Treasurer Illinois AFL-CIO, and he was past Legislative and Political Director for Local 881 of the United Food and …

Dec 7, 2020 · TIM DREA, president of the Illinois AFL-CIO, says the November election was a mixed bag for Labor, in part, because of the millions spent by anti-union billionaires.

Aug 12, 2024 · Four hundred delegates asserted their trust in the leadership of Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Devaney by voting to re-elect President Drea, Secretary-Treasurer Devaney, and the executive board to a four-year term.

Sep 1, 2022 · Together, we’ll put workers first – where they belong. Tim Drea is president of the Illinois AFL-CIO, representing nearly 900,000 workers across Illinois.

We advocated for a fiscally-sound and balanced budget that makes critical investments in future generations, while creating laws that will increase pay equity and transparency, to new prevailing wage provisions, and safety protections for essential workers across sectors.