St. Louis- A trio of leaders in the St. Louis construction industry were honored by The St. Louis Building and Construction Trades Council at its annual Construction Man of the Year Awards dinner January 21 at The Cedars at St. Raymond’s.
Pat Kellett, director of marketing and business development of the United Association (UA) of Plumbers and Pipefitters, and the...
St. Louis- The threat of right-to-work (for less) becoming an issue in Missouri this year may be diminishing, reports last week suggest.
• Legislative passage: The early threat by Republican Senators Rob Mayer of Dexter, the President of the state senate, and Sen. Jason Crowell of Cape Girardeau that right-to-work (for less) would be their major objective this year received...
Normandy –Missouri American Water, the company that has dumped on its 400 plus employee members of Utility Workers 335, got dumped on itself last week – BIG time!
• The St. Louis County Council passed a resolution calling on the company to bargain fairly with its union. To date, American Water unilaterally ended negotiations, imposed a massive take-away contract, and...
St. Louis will host the first parade in the nation Saturday, Jan. 28, to welcome home veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans from throughout the Midwest and nationwide have been invited to participate.
The Communications Workers of America are taking part in the event and other unions are being encouraged to participate.
The parade will start at noon...
Springfield, Ill. — A spirited race is shaping up in the Democratic primary race in the 12thCongressional District of Metro East and Southern Illinois for the right to succeed veteran Democrat Jerry Costello as the Democratic candidate in November’s election.
Brad Harriman of O’Fallon, a public school teacher and former regional Superintendent of Schools for St. Clair County, is off...
Three of St. Louis’ leading citizens will be honored on Jan. 21 by the St. Louis Building & Construction Trades Council at its annual Construction Man of the Year Awards dinner at the Cedars at St. Raymonds.
Honored will be:
• Labor Man of the Year: Pat Kellett, Director of Business Development for the United Association of Plumbing and Pipe Fitting...
Maryland Heights – In what has to be one of the most egregious cases of law breaking, a non-union company hired by Missouri American Water to replace a water main in North County was found guilty by the National Labor Relations Board of “fabrication of evidence against union supporters, blatant and unconscionable actions” and that the company’s manager “had...
St. Louis — Union members and leaders here marched with about 800 Occupy St. Louis protesters on Nov. 17 during a national day of demonstrations to call attention to a national “economic emergency for the 99 percent” of U.S. citizens.
A total of 14 persons including two union leaders were arrested by city police during a peaceful sit-in at the...
St. Louis – Hoping to get a head start that will translate into capturing Missouri’s 10 coveted electoral votes, President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has officially opened its St. Louis campaign office at 1925 Washington Ave, at the edge of downtown.
Missouri’s role as a Presidential battleground state is likely to remain through the 2012 campaign, and despite the President’s...