Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 6300 recently elected and/or re-elected officers to three-year terms.
They include:
• President Floyd Bell re-elected by acclimation. Bell has been a member of Local 6300 for 23 years.
• Executive Vice President Joe Klenc re-elected by acclimation. Klenc has been a member of the union for 23 years.
• Secretary-Treasurer Vickie Jordan, re-elected. Jordan has been...
A dance benefiting the St. Louis Chapter of Electrical Workers Minority Caucus’ Coats for Kids program will be held this Saturday, Dec. 2. A story in last week’s Labor Tribune gave the incorrect date for the benefit.
The event includes a DJ, food and drinks and a 50/50 raffle, and will begin at 7 p.m. at the IBEW Local 1...
The St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is searching for competitors, sponsors and judges for this year’s 33rd Annual Block Kids Building Competition on Jan. 13.
The event, which is for children in kindergarten through sixth grade, introduces kids to the construction industry in an effort to create awareness and promote careers. It is...
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) has followed up her LEAP Act job training bill with an employment resource guide on her congressional website to help people in Central and Southern Illinois connect with local job opportunities.
The guide includes links to government and local resources to improve access to workforce development resources and local job openings.
“I came to Congress to...
John “Jack” Richard Hagarty, a 47-year member of Iron Workers Local 392, died Nov. 12, 2023, at his home with family by his side.
Brother Hagarty, 66, of Belleville, Ill., was a beloved husband, loving father, devoted brother, loyal friend and respected ironworker. He was also a member of the St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church and Shiloh Eagles Aerie...
The Labor Movement mourns the passing of the following members of our union locals:
IBEW 1
• Robert L. Dehn – journeyman wireman, retired, 82-year member – passed away Oct. 5, 2023.
• Clarence Jefferson – production, retired, 60-year member – passed away Oct. 28, 2023.
• Robert A. Jones – journeyman wireman, 26-year member – passed away Oct. 23, 2023.
• Walter C....
Wins more than $145,000 back pay for workers not yet union members; launches major regional cannabis organizing drive
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher Emeritus
Columbia, MO - “We won’t back down, and we’ll fight for employees who are wronged.”
With that emphasis, UFCW Local 655 President David Cook announced an “historic,” unprecedented settlement of Unfair Labor Practice charges against Shangri-La cannabis dispensary here where...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Missouri Correspondent
Ferguson, MO – Three union Laborers working for a MODOT subcontractor were struck and injured – two of them seriously – on Nov. 6 when a Florissant man allegedly drove through a closed construction zone at 10:30 p.m., hitting three workers and fleeing the scene.
Two of the workers are members of Laborers Local 110: Sean Degonia,...
By ELIZABETH DONALD
Illinois Correspondent
When U.S. Steel idled the last remaining blast furnace at the Granite City Steelworks in September, the company blamed the then just started United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against the Big Three automakers for what it anticipated would be lower demand for steel.
Now that the UAW has reached agreements with the Big Three automakers, the question...
The values of the U.S. public are not the same as those of the wealthy and corporations
By SONALI KOLHATKAR
Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, recently issued a scathing statement about the shameful state of the United States economy. On Oct. 31, 2023, De Schutter called out several top private employers in...