CBTU sponsoring 40th Annual MLK Awards Banquet Jan. 15
Jan. 15, 2018 will mark the 33rd observation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a National Holiday. It is also the date the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) St Louis Chapter...
Laborers 42 members, signatory contractor volunteer demo work for future women’s care center
The generous donation of time put the center ahead of schedule
by two months
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
When Laborers’ Local 42 President Rich McLaughlin learned that demolition work was needed at a Ferguson church pegged to...
Elise Bryant elected national CLUW president, heading up dynamic team
Elise Bryant, a member of Communication Workers of America, is the new national president of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW).
Bryant, the coalition’s eighth president, was elected to a four-year term by delegates...
Labor union women celebrate sisterhood at CLUW Holiday Party
Hazelwood – About 60 labor union women celebrated the fellowship of sisterhood with food, fun and live music at the St. Louis Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women’s holiday party Dec. 3...
Fast food worker organizers join the United Media Guild
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Organizers with the national fast food workers’ movement have joined the United Media Guild (UMG) through a card check involving movement organizers and office employees.
UMG has proudly represented fast food organizers since...
12/7/17 Trophy Hunts: send us your best shot
Share the hunt with your union brothers and sisters! Send us your photo, name and local and a description of your deer, fish, etc. Email your information to sales@labortribune.com to be featured in an...
December 2017: Superstars in the Sisterhood
Here is our December edition of “Superstars in the Sisterhood,” a tribute to the outstanding, hard-working group of ladies who are finding success in St. Louis-area labor unions and are becoming superstars in their...
Guest opinions: Rep. Shamed Dogan’s anti-worker, pro-RTW screed is a total lie designed to...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Missouri State Representative Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) recently wrote a distorted, pro- “right-to-work” opinion piece for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch critical of unions’ treatment of minorities. The hit-piece ignored Labor’s inclusion efforts since...
Editorial: We’re about to get trickled down on again under the GOP tax plan
With the recent passage of the Senate version of the GOP tax plan, this seems like a good time for a quick history lesson on the Reagan tax cuts and trickle-down economics.
President Ronald Reagan...
Opinion: Unions successfully bringing minorities into their ranks, fighting for fairness for all workers
By REP. JOSHUA PETERS
(D-St. Louis)
Rep. Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) recently wrote, “Unions ignore long history of excluding minorities from jobs” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Nov. 13). His commentary, while skillfully written, is factually, and intentionally, incorrect.
I...