Missouri Supreme Court sides with unions – again – over RTW ballot initiative
A victory for middle class, hard-working Missourians
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – A desperate, last-ditch effort funded by out-of-state billionaires to deny Missourians the right to vote on the Citizens’ Veto referendum to repeal Missouri’s...
More than 300 union members assisting in disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
San Juan – More than 300 highly skilled union members flew to Puerto Rico Oct. 4 to help with disaster relief and rebuilding in the aftermath of destruction caused by Hurricane Maria.
The...
Brother-in-law pays aerial tribute to Laclede Gas worker slain while on the job
Passengers flying to and from St. Louis over the Mississippi River are noticing something unusual from their windows in a farm field near St. Peters: the name “Alex” spelled out in massive letters in corn stalks.
It’s a tribute to...
Duckworth asks for details on Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure plan
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Washington – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and the Democratic members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), are asking the Trump Administration to...
Team IBEW to participate in ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk’
IBEW Locals 1439 and 1455 secretary and breast cancer survivor Karen Krshul Long leading the effort
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
IBEW Locals 1, 2, 4, 1439 and 1455 are teaming up for this year’s “Making Strides...
AFL-CIO-sponsored RTW training will help you understand and discuss this anti-worker law
Understanding the facts about so-called “right-to-work” laws is key to having productive discussions with your friends, families and neighbors about the need to repeal this anti-worker, anti-union law when it goes on the ballot...
North County Labor Club promotes $8 for 8 to defeat ‘RTW’
NORTH COUNTY LABOR CLUB Secretary Jim Schuette of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 (left), President Fred Searcy of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 (center) and Vice President Tim Rone of Heat and Frost Insulators Local...
Proudie seeking Organized Labor’s support to unseat Democratic turncoat Courtney Curtis
RAYCHEL PROUDIE, a Democratic candidate for Missouri State Representative in the 73rd District, pledged her support for working families and asked for Organized Labor’s support in her campaign to unseat Democratic turncoat and “right-to-work”...
Former Congressman Jerry Costello endorses Pritzker for Illinois governor
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville, IL – Former U.S. Representative Jerry Costello is the latest political figure to endorse fellow Democrat J.B. Pritzker for governor of Illinois.
A longtime friend of working families, Costello, of Belleville, served...
Senate Republicans introduce ‘workers’ rights’ bill to hobble unions
Washington – Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would radically reshape federal labor law to hobble unions under the guise of protecting workers’ rights.
The bill is endorsed by Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the...