Dale Stewart retiring as secretary-treasurer of the Southwestern Illinois Building &...

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...

UAW Local 2250 members discuss workers’ issues with Senator Claire McCaskill

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

Litchfield’s Dillon Clark, grandson of a union Laborer, makes bid for...

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...

McCaskill meets with Missouri IBEW members to discuss infrastructure

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

AFGE slams Interior Secretary Zinke for ‘appalling’ comments on diversity

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,...

Pro-woman worker court ruling highlights Equal Pay Day

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...

Labor union women urged to take action, fight back against attacks...

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...

Missouri ranks 30th nationally in gender pay equity; Illinois is 28th

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

Tribune editorial staff is pursuing union status

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...

Building trades union leaders laud Trump inter-agency pact to speed up...

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