O’Fallon Starbucks baristas win union election as national drive shifts into...

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...

OPINION: The pressing threat to workers isn’t AI, it’s unbalanced employer...

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...

OPINION: Let’s build ships in America

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...

YOUR LETTERS: Reform the Supreme Court now!

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...

Tax abatement deal approved with union support for Wieland Rolled Products’...

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...

Guns ‘N Hoses Block Party on The Hill to benefit first...

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...

Laborers Local 110 donates $5K to St. Louis Area Foodbank

SUNSET HILLS, MO – Laborers Local 110 has donated $5,000 to the St. Louis Area Foodbank to support its annual Rock Out to Knock...

Another group of St. Louis Public Radio employees file to organize...

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...

April election results in huge wins for working families

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,...

Missouri seeks to honor veterans with war medallion programs

The Labor Movement has its share of military veterans and the state of Missouri wants to honor them. According to Sylvia J. Bennett, director of...

New Daniel Duncan Archery in the Schools Scholarship Fund supports Missouri...

Jefferson City — The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) is thrilled to announce the establishment of the Daniel Duncan Archery in the Schools Scholarship...

Angler snags world-record paddlefish during snagging season opening weekend

Chad Williams snagged a monster 164-pound, 13-ounce paddlefish at Lake of the Ozarks Jefferson City –  The 2024 paddlefish snagging season is off to a...

Catch spring slabs when crappie come shallow

By BRANDON BUTLER Driftwood Outdoors Crappie fishing is a signal spring is upon us. When “slabs,” as big crappie are called, are found close to shore,...

Bank fishing big lakes and reservoirs

By ANDREW BRANSON Missouri Conservationist Magazine When you go to a big reservoir or lake in Missouri, you often see lots of water and lots of...

MDC seeks public comment on proposed regulation changes to the Upper...

MDC is proposing to end waterfowl blind drawings for the restricted portion and go to open pool waterfowl hunting starting in 2026 St. Louis –...

Winchester Ammunition Receives National Wild Turkey Federation’s Corporate Achievement Award

East Alton, IL —  Winchester Ammunition was awarded the National Wild Turkey Federation’s (NWTF) Corporate Achievement Award at the NWTF’s 48th Annual Convention and...

5-stand shooting opens at Henges and Busch shooting ranges

St. Louis – Both Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) staffed shooting ranges and outdoor education centers in the St. Louis area, August A. Busch...

This Week in Labor History April 15-21

APRIL 15 1912 – Eight members of the Musicians union die in the sinking of the Titanic. According to survivors, they played their instruments until...

Selling out U.S. steelworkers, shareholders approve sale of U.S. Steel to...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent The national steelworkers union is accusing Nippon Steel of prioritizing its Japanese operations at the expense of U.S. workers even as...

This Week in Labor History April 8-14

April 8 1911 – A total of 128 convict miners, leased to a coal company under the state’s shameful convict lease system, are killed in...