The Labor Tribune

‘It’s changed my life for the better.’ By SHERI GASSAWAY Correspondent Four years ago, Serena Lewis was working as an automotive technician. She enjoyed the work and was...

Come meet and socialize with your union sisters while celebrating your sisterhood on Saturday, Aug. 5 at the IBEW Local 1 Union Hall. Union...

The Coalition of Labor Union Women will hold its 19th biennial national convention Sept. 6-9 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center in...

The Midwest School for Women Workers, a four-day program that provides an opportunity to build skills and network with others in the Labor Movement,...

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Belleville, IL – Illinois House Democrats did not vote on a balanced budget in the legislative session that just ended because...

DONATING TO HELP KIDS, United Auto Workers Region 5 recently presented two checks totaling $8,500 to support the extensive youth development programs of the...

LIUNA is holding a car show and picnic Saturday, June 24, to raise money for the St. Louis County Police Welfare Association. The Cars for...

Mike Pendergast, veteran business manager/financial secretary of IBEW Local 4, the radio and TV engineers, has been re-elected to his ninth term of office...

By MARY ANN HOLLEY Correspondent When Rick Griffin, retired lead organizer of the Laborers Midwest Region Organizing Committee, and his wife, Kim, lost their 20-year-old son to an...

Camp ‘I Am Me’ provides setting for child burn survivors to share their common experiences By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Sauget, IL – The annual Gateway Grizzlies...

Missouri Senator Gina Walsh (D-Bellefontaine Neighbors), president of the Missouri State Building and Construction Trades Council and a retired member of Heat and Frost...

By TIM ROWDEN Editor IBEW Local 1 said “thank you” to two of its veteran officers, who between them have served the union for more than...

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Fairmont City, IL – People don’t often think about all the things that Iron Workers do. There’s welding, of course, but also...

‘This is union busting, plain and simple’ By TIM ROWDEN Editor Earth City, MO – With union-hating Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker at his side, Missouri Governor Eric...

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Belleville, IL – Illinois workers won a victory in court last month requiring the Governor Bruce Rauner administration to update and...

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Springfield, IL – The Illinois Legislature passed a bill that could be an innovative solution to the state’s workers’ compensation problems...

The St. Louis Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will award $17,000 in scholarships to six college students during a...

So-called “right-to-work” is set to take effect in Missouri on Aug. 28. While workers are circulating a Citizens’ Referendum petition to halt implementation of this...

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway will be the guest speaker at the St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee’s 35th Annual “First Capitol Day” banquet...

One of the nation’s most restrictive voter ID laws kicked in last week in Missouri. St. Louis voters will be among the first to go...