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St. Louis nurses overwhelmingly vote to authorize second strike

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital RNs voted to authorize the bargaining team to call a strike due to management’s persistent union-busting, outsourcing of RN jobs   St. Louis – Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint...

OPINION: Optimizing equity is key to meeting our infrastructure goals

By LEAH RAMBO While much has changed for the better in the building trades since my career began in 1988, there’s still a long way to go before gender and racial equity are industry norms....

You make the holidays happen

By DAVID A. COOK President When you’ve been part of this union as long as I have, you know there are things you can expect during the holiday season for our partners working in retail grocery...

Blue Team bests Red at 36th annual Guns ‘N Hoses

The charity boxing event held annually the night before Thanksgiving benefits the families of first responders killed in the line of duty By TIM ROWDEN Editor in Chief St. Louis – First responders from the St. Louis...

Salvation Army’s Tree of Lights campaign has begun

By TIM ROWDEN Editor-in-Chief The Salvation Army’s Tree of Lights campaign has begun for the 2023 holiday season. The Tree of Lights campaign goal for 2023 is $7.2 million, which will aid individuals and families in Missouri...

New Illinois/Missouri tech hubs to drive regional technology, innovation-centric growth

Tech jobs to be major focus By ELIZABETH DONALDSON Illinois Correspondent Tech jobs will be a major focus of the new tech hub designated at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in coming years. U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski announced...

OPINION: Giving thanks for Social Security and staying vigilant against a GOP death panel

By NANCY J. ALTMAN President Social Security Works For over 80 years, Social Security has given American families a reason to be thankful each and every month. Over 66 million Americans currently receive Social Security’s earned monthly...

OPINION: The public has a right to know every detail of Louis DeJoy’s destructive...

By VISHAL SHANKAR Revolving Door Project In a time of historic distrust in government, the United States Postal Service has accomplished something extraordinary: it remains a universally beloved federal agency. Second only to the Parks Service...

St. Louis Alderman Cara Spencer introduces resolution on behalf of Aramark janitors fighting to...

By TIM ROWDEN Editor-in-Chief St. Louis – Alderman Cara Spencer (8th Ward), introduced a board resolution Nov. 17 on behalf of Aramark janitors fighting for unionization at Anheuser-Busch (AB) Brewery and Corporate Center here. The janitors,...

Women of the Laborers 110 Volunteer Committee donate diapers/feminine hygiene products to Nurses for...

Sunset Hills, MO – Women of the Laborers Local 110 Volunteer Committee recently organized a diaper/feminine hygiene product drive to support the striking UAW Local 2250 workers. Since the UAW and General Motors reached...