The Labor Tribune

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Collinsville – Dale Stewart has seen the building trades workers of the Metro East through good times and bad, busts and...

Washington – A delegation of UAW members from across Missouri, including representatives from General Motors Wentzville UAW Local 2250, recently traveled to Washington to...

BY CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Litchfield, IL – It will be a tough row to hoe, but Democrats have a chance to gain another seat in the...

Washington – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill met with representatives from the Missouri International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers locals last week to discuss the importance...

Washington – President Trump’s embattled Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke has repeatedly told staffers he doesn’t “care” about “diversity,” upsetting scores of agency officials,...

By MARK GRUENBERG PAI Staff Writer San Francisco (PAI) — A pro-woman worker ruling by an influential federal appeals court, announced literally the day before, highlighted...

By SHERI GASSAWAY Correspondent Brenda Davis, a Certified Nursing Assistant and SEIU Healthcare shop steward at Christian Care Home in Ferguson, has firsthand experience in fighting...

AAUW launches new initiative, calls for legislative action to close the gap Washington – According to a new report by the American Association of University...

By ROBERT FEDER The Daily Herald Editorial employees of the Chicago Tribune have announced plans to seek union representation – a first in the 171-year history of...

Washington (PAI) – Building trades union leaders lauded a Trump administration interagency agreement to speed up federal permits to build infrastructure projects. President Donald J....

Job-creating development paid for with union pension funds By SHERI GASSAWAY Correspondent The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) recently hosted a labor appreciation luncheon for the union...

Lineman Ron Scott tells the story of his trip By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Collinsville, IL – If a big tornado were to hit here, tearing down the...

By TIM ROWDEN Editor Voters in Jefferson and Franklin counties voted April 3 to raise their taxes to support law enforcement. After St. Louis City and County...

The St. Louis Building & Construction Trades Council’s Building Union Diversity (BUD) program graduated its 12th class of pre-apprentices recently, setting 12 graduates on...

By TIM ROWDEN Editor Jefferson City – Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway has issued a report revealing millions in potential inaccuracies by the Department of Labor...

By TIM ROWDEN Editor Jefferson City — In a rare win for Democrats in the Republican-majority Missouri Legislature, the Missouri Senate unanimously passed a bill sponsored...

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Springfield, IL – More than half the employees working for the Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s office are paid by state agencies with...

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Edwardsville – A noted friend of Labor, Anthony Ryan Jumper, has been named Madison County’s newest associate judge by a vote...

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Mt. Olive, IL – United Mine Workers International President Cecil Roberts will lay a wreath on the grave of Mother Jones and...

An organization that works to strengthen the St. Louis minority- and women-owned contracting community – Regional Union Construction Center (RUCC) – has named IBEW...