The Labor Tribune

By DAVID A. COOK President As I write these words, the men and women of McKesson Corporation in O’Fallon are standing on a picket line. For the past week and around the clock, the men and...

Changes imposed by Louis DeJoy still hampering delivery If you have stopped receiving your Labor Tribune print edition, or it is regularly arriving late, you’re not alone. And it’s not our fault. Delivery delays that started...

Effort will take place March 7-14 Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) has volunteered to remodel two kitchens and two bathrooms at the Baker House, a transitional home for women, and it needs your help. The apartment...

The St. Louis Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is sponsoring three virtual events to kick off Women in Construction (WIC) Week, March 7-13. WIC Week, which is celebrated the first...

  Following are the St. Louis Labor Council COPE endorsements for the March 2 and April 6 elections based on recommendations from area Labor Clubs and approved by Labor Council delegates on Feb. 16, 2021....

New law will ensure stable, well-qualified workforce in St. Louis County By TIM ROWDEN Managing Editor Earth City, Mo. – St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page has signed into law Labor legislation requiring enforcement of the...

Jefferson City – The Missouri Senate General Rules Committee is considering a pair of bills that would revive the specter of “right-to-work” and enact “paycheck deception” in the state. Senate Bill 118 (SB 118) would...

Illinois AFL-CIO issues statement thanking Madigan for ‘legacy of accomplishments for working families’ By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Springfield, IL – Just weeks after losing his position as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael J....

By SONALI KOLHATKAR Thousands of warehouse workers at an Amazon plant in Bessemer, Ala., are at the center of a potentially game-changing union vote taking place right now. On Feb. 8, the warehouse workers were...

By JOHN STOEHR The New York Times’ David Leonhardt recently posed the question: “Why are Republican presidents so bad for the economy?” In addition to considering the Gross Domestic Product and other empirical factors, we ought...