International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO v. Barrington Excavating, LLC f/k/a Sinnett Excavating, Inc.

  1. September 18, 2026

    Excavation Co. Off The Hook For Fund Payment, Judge Says

    A Chicago-area excavation company has dodged an obligation to pay about $182,000 to an International Union of Operating Engineers local's scholarship fund, with an Illinois federal judge ruling Friday that a 2023 arbitration award can't be enforced against the company.

  2. October 17, 2025

    Ill. Co. Can't Dodge Scholarship Fund Payment, Union Argues

    An Illinois federal judge should compel a Chicagoland excavation company to pay a union scholarship fund about $180,000, the union argued, saying the judge should enforce a grievance committee's decision and not let the company wriggle out of paying by creating a nonunion alter ego.