Laborers’ Local #459
Laborers’ Local 459 is united through collective bargaining agreements to strive for fair pay, good benefits and a safe working environment. Local 459 provides highly skilled and industrial-trained Laborers’ to signatory contractors, in the construction industry, while also representing many in the public sector.
Union Members
When you carry a LiUNA Local 459 membership card, you are part of one of the most progressive, aggressive and fastest-growing union of construction workers, and one of the most diverse and effective unions representing public service employees.
LiUNA members are on the forefront of the construction industry – a sector that is a powerhouse of 12 million workers producing 5 percent of our countries’ economic output. A half-million strong, we are united through collective bargaining agreements which help us earn family-supporting pay, good benefits and the opportunity for advancement and better lives.
Officers & Trustees
Business Manager/Secretary Treasurer: Eric Oller
President: Kurtis Belcher
Vice-President: Paul Hargrove
Recording Secretary: Brian Freivogel
Sergeant-at-Arms: Robert Trentman
Executive Board: Brad Brewer
Executive Board: Robert Fournie
Executive Board: Doc Kleinschmidt
Trustee: Scott Becker
Trustee: Dale Stallman
Trustee: Kyle Oller
Benefit Funds Offices
PO Box 1267
Jacksonville, IL 62651
Phone: (217) 243-8521
Toll-Free: 1-800-252-6571
www.central-laborers.com
5100 Laborers Way, Suite A
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: (618) 998-1300
Fax: (618) 997-9063
www.silehw.org
100 North 17th Street
Belleville, IL 62223
Phone: (618) 233-4121
www.swilaf.org
Illinois Laborers’ & Contractors Joint Apprenticeship
Training Program
LIUNA Training and Education Fund is an important part of the Laborers’ International Union of North America and one of the premier adult training organizations in the world. With over 70 affiliated training centers servicing every state and province, we provide employers with their most important resource: a highly trained, safe and effective workforce. Each year hundreds of thousands of workers are empowered to realize their dream of a lucrative and rewarding career in the construction industry.
Apprenticeship Coordinator: Vicky McElroy
Edwardsville Training Center
1730 750 N Avenue
Edwardville, IL 62025
(618) 692-7631
Mt. Sterling Training Center
7277 Marine Road
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
(877) 773-2741
Marion Training Center
5105 Laborers’ Way
Marion, IL 62959
(618) 993-1500
Stanford Training Center
201 Grant Street
Stanford, IL 61774
(309) 379-2450
Union Links
Laborers’ Health and Safety Find of North America
Laborers’ International Union of North America
Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund
Laborers -Employers Cooperation and Education Trust
LiUNA Midwest Region
Masonry Institute of Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Laborers’ & Employers Fringe Benefit Fund
Downstate Illinois Laborers’ District Council
Laborers’ Local #459
Eric Oller – Business Manager
100 North 17th Street Belleville, IL 62223
Phone: (618) 233-4121