By ELIZABETH DONALD
Illinois Correspondent
East Alton, IL – Union activists and friends of Labor were honored at the annual Labor Awards banquet hosted by the Greater Madison County Federation of Labor on March 28.
The program, now in its 35th year, honored dignitaries and leaders who have stood by unions and their concerns throughout the past year.
Federation President Dean Webb introduced...
O’Fallon, IL — Baristas at the Greenmount and Interstate 64 Starbucks here have voted to join Starbucks Workers United – joining eight other St. Louis-area stores.
By a vote of 10-to-six, partners at the store, located at 1126 Central Park Drive, joined Starbucks Workers United at a key moment, with the coffee giant signaling seriousness in reaching a first contract with unionized baristas...
By JOSH BIVENS
Chief economist
and
BEN ZIPPERER
Senior economist
Economic Policy Institute
Artificial intelligence (AI), like most technological advances that have come before, is unlikely to be a direct threat to the wages and employment of U.S. workers, according to a new Economic Policy Institute report. Instead, the real threat remains an extreme imbalance of power between employers and typical workers that has resulted in...
By DAVID MCCALL
President
United Steelworkers
Salem, Ohio (PAI) – James Crawford served five years in the U.S. Marine Corps maintaining the radar systems on super-sophisticated warplanes built to fend off enemy attacks from air, sea and land. But not once during his time in numerous ports as far away as Asia did he see a U.S. commercial vessel plying the seas,...
Lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court have created an elite class of justices, immune to the consequences of their actions and decisions.
The lack of Supreme Court term limits fosters an environment ripe for corruption, where decisions can be swayed by long-standing political affiliations, personal biases, or worse, the interests of the powerful few who have their ears.
From Justice Clarence...
Labor leaders cite good union jobs with benefits
By ELIZABETH DONALD
Illinois Correspondent
East Alton, IL – Union members showed up to tell the Wood River-Hartford School District how important the Wieland Rolled Products expansion is to them.
Wieland Rolled Products announced a $500 million investment in its East Alton facility in January. The factory, which once was Olin Brass, has been...
The Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses Block Party on the Hill is set for Saturday, June 15.
The event, presented by Anthoninos Taverna and Karen Kares for Those Who Serve, will be held from 4:30 to 10 p.m. at the Glaziers Local 513 union hall at 5916 Wilson Ave. in St. Louis.
The family-friendly party, which supports first responders, will feature...
SUNSET HILLS, MO – Laborers Local 110 has donated $5,000 to the St. Louis Area Foodbank to support its annual Rock Out to Knock Out Hunger Food Drive program. With the help of Live Nation St. Louis, the foodbank will be at select concerts collecting cans and cash, and fans who donate will have the chance to win prizes, including meet...
St. Louis – Another group of St. Louis Public Radio employees has filed to organize, following the newsroom’s historic unionization last year.
The St. Louis Public Radio Guild announced it has filed for a second election to add the radio station’s non-supervisory fundraising, events and support staff to its ranks.
The St. Louis Public Radio Guild organized the 37 newsroom workers...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Assistant Editor
Labor-endorsed candidates and propositions in the April 2 election won in 84 percent of the races across the St. Louis area, signaling a huge win for working families.
Missouri AFL-CIO President Jake Hummel said the wins are a testament to all the groups working together – the St. Louis Labor Council, local Labor clubs and in...