Annual event raises funds for Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Burn Camp for Kids
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Sauget, IL – There’s something special about a night at the ballpark – the crack of the bat, the comradery in the stands, the snacks and refreshing beverages – and having fun for a good cause.
That’s what Steamfitters Local 439’s annual Night at the Grizzlies...
HELPING CHILD BURN VICTIMS, Gary Vasquez, president of the Great Southwestern Illinois Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling & Mechanical Contractors, presented Steamfitters Local 439 Business Manager Totsie Bailey with a check for $1,000. The Association is proud to continue to support Local 439’s efforts to raise funds for the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Burn Camp for Kids.
This is the 15th year the Electrical Connection has partnered with Rebuilding Together St. Louis to help those less fortunate in the community
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Some 150 brothers and sisters of IBEW Local 1, with the support of 40 signatory contractors, volunteered their time and talents Saturday, April 28, to provide free electrical repairs to 50 St. Louis area homeowners...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Affton, MO – With the sounds of hammers hitting nails and saws and drills abuzz, excitement was in the air for 35 girls who took part in the April 21 woodworking workshop at Nelson-Mulligan Carpenters Training Center.
The free half-day event, sponsored by Missouri Women in Trades, the St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council’s Joint Apprenticeship Program, Sisters...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
For women considering a career in the trades and apprentices interested in learning new skills, volunteering at one of the Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) workdays at the St. Louis Workers Education Society (WES) can be a valuable experience.
MoWIT, a non-profit agency that provides tradeswomen with support group meetings, job information and referrals, recently moved into office...
Laborers Local 42 treated its retirees to a day at the ballpark, Thursday, April 26. It was a perfect day for a ballgame, with clear blue skies and temperatures in the low 70s. And it was an exciting game as well. The Cardinals bested the New York Mets 4-3 with the Cardinals’ Dexter Fowler driving in the game-winning run...
Steel Workers, UFCW, Teamsters and Service Employees collected nearly 4,000 pounds of food
BY CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City, IL – A major community food drive, the third annual Food for Families, collected thousands of pounds of food for needy area families on April 21 in Madison County.
United Steel Workers locals and their SOAR retirees group accounted for 1,707 pounds of...
Jefferson City – A bill pending in the General Assembly would bring greater transparency to the awarding of state contracts, Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway says.
Senate Bill 1060, sponsored by state Senator Scott Sifton (D-Affton) requires individuals and entities entering into state contracts of more than $5,000 to disclose any payments of $500 or more they have made to...
Springfield, IL – A bill that would penalize Illinois corporations that ship their call centers out of state or overseas was passed by House Democrats on April 19 and now will move to the Senate.
The Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act requires companies that want to relocate call center jobs out of the state to provide 120 days...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville – It’s been 18 years – since 1995 – that anyone other than James Clayborne Jr. has represented the Belleville-East St. Louis region in the Illinois Senate, and since 2009, Clayborne has been the Senate’s second highest ranking Democrat as Senate Majority Leader.
But that era is quickly drawing to a close. Clayborne chose not to seek...