By DAVID McCALL
President
United Steelworkers
Ryan Andreas helped his union push through legislation for a national infrastructure program in 2021, realizing that historic upgrades to America’s utilities, ports, and bridges portended brighter futures for him and his co-workers at Travis Pattern and Foundry.
It turned out exactly as Andreas anticipated. He and his colleagues experienced skyrocketing demand for clamps, vacuum tubing, and...
SUNSET HILLS, MO – Laborers Local 110 once again has donated $5,000 to the Guns and Hoses annual fundraising event, which began in 1987. Holding up the big check is (from left) Local 110 Recording Secretary Mark Bielicke, Secretary-Treasurer Steve MacDonald, Business Manager Ronny Griffin, President Rob Reed and Government Affairs Director Clint McBride. The one-day event, which consists...
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor-in-Chief
Caseyville, IL – Helping to ensure needy children in St. Clair County have a gift for Christmas, Steamfitters Local 439 members recently donated 26 bicycles to Gifts from the Heart, a charity run by St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern and his wife Erin.
“We usually try to do something every year for someone,” said Steamfitters Local...
We all make multiple food choices daily, and our beliefs about nourishment are often shaped more by popular culture than by science. Americans spend billions of dollars annually in search of the next weight loss miracle. But what should we believe? Here are some common nutrition myths.
MYTH: SUGAR IS ADDICTIVE
Though people have used terms like “chocoholic” since the 1960s,...
BY SHERI GASSAWAY
Missouri Correspondent
Florissant, MO – Volunteers with Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) recently held a workday in which they cleaned out the historic 1870 Reeb House here, which was extensively damaged by fire in February.
The effort was part of the MOWIT Workdays Program, in which the group partners with other 501(c)3 organizations to provide quality construction services for...
ST. LOUIS – Members of the St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) learned some important safety lessons about tools while carving pumpkins with power tools at an Oct. 25 event at ACME Constructors. Each attendee brought her own pumpkin and NAWIC provided the tools for the Halloween-themed event, which was a big hit....
Edwardsville, IL – IBEW Local 309 honored its longtime members with a retirees luncheon Nov. 4 at Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville. Veteran members were honored for 50, 55 and 70 years of service.
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NOVEMBER 20
1901 – Mine fire in Telluride, Colo., kills 28 miners, prompts union to call for safer work conditions.
1968 – A total of 78 miners are killed in an explosion at the Consolidated Coal Company’s No. 9 mine in Farmington, W. Va.
2008 – The Great Recession hits high gear when the stock market falls to its lowest level since...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Missouri Correspondent
Wentzville, MO - UAW Local 2250 members at the GM assembly plant here have voted against the UAW/GM tentative agreement by 54 percent.
The UAW achieved record contracts with the big three automakers after six weeks of targeted labor strikes. It was on track to pass but not all members are satisfied with the tentative agreement. General...