44 of 59 candidates endorsed by Central Labor Council elected
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Union-endorsed candidates had some success in the April 4 municipal election in the Metro-East, highlighted by a candidate for mayor in prosperous O’Fallon, IL.
Six-year Alderman Herb Roach, 70, an avowed union supporter, defeated the city clerk, Phil Goodwin, with 54 percent of the vote. The incumbent mayor,...
This week's commute to and from work may be tricky due the heavy rains we sustained over the weekend. Several roads have been closed and others are expected to close as our area's rivers crest on Wednesday.
Before leaving your home or the jobsite, be sure to check out which roads are closed on the Missouri Department of Transportation's website and the Illinois...
By ED SMITH
In the building trades, one of the most frequently asked questions is, “How’s your work?”
It’s always asked because when work is good, members are able to provide for their family, and pay into their training, health and welfare funds, pension funds, and their local union. Putting members to work on safe job sites, with good wages and...
Workers stand firm; Citizens’ Referendum petition training is under way across state
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – In another desperate, cynical attempt to prevent voters from having a say on Missouri’s new “right-to-work” (RTW) law, supporters of the anti-union, anti-working family legislation have filed yet another lawsuit seeking to scuttle an attempt by working families to put the issue on the ballot.
In...
Education is key
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Pierrette “Petee” Talley, secretary-treasurer of the Ohio AFL-CIO, offered some insights into running a successful statewide initiative petition campaign while providing the keynote address at the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists St. Louis Chapter Under 40 Committee’s recent Organizing for Change education forum at Amalgamated Transit Union Local 788.
Ohio voters in 2011 successfully overturned Senate...
Workers win fight for better life, return to work
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Sauget, IL – Nobody wants to go on strike, but sometimes it’s got to happen, and sometimes it has a great outcome.
That’s what happened at Holten Meat on April 11, where workers ended a three-week strike after winning new agreements with the company that addressed their concerns about seniority,...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Supreme Court has denied Governor Bruce Rauner’s request to streamline the process for ruling on whether he can inflict damaging contract terms on AFSCME Council 31 members.
Rauner asked the court to bypass the 4th District Appellate Court and hear a direct appeal of the Illinois Labor Relations Board’s Nov. 15 ruling that contract...
TAKING THE OATH of office as the Greater St. Louis Labor Council’s newest vice presidents are (from left) Hoisting Engineers Local 513 President/Business Manager Tim Sappington, Bricklayers Local 1 President John Hopkin, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1 Business Manager Frank Jacobs and Stagehands (IATSE) Local 6 Business Manager Joe Rudd. Administering the oath (right) is Labor...
With a 100-percent union crew
The historic Delta Queen, a one-of-a-kind authentic overnight union-crewed river steamboat is one step closer to becoming a reality, following the passage of authorization legislation in the U.S. Senate.
After years of failed attempts, the U.S. Senate voted 85-12 on legislation sponsored by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) to waive the safety...