River City Rascals’ $5 for the Fight Night, RTW petition signing June 9
St. Louis Labor Council President Pat White is urging union members to save the date and plan on attending $5 for the Fight Night at the River City Rascals’ game Friday, June 9.
The event...
St. Louis City Labor Club co-hosting Saturday Night Fights boxing event June 17
The St. Louis City Labor Club and Gateway Sports & Entertainment are hosting a Saturday Night Fights boxing event fundraiser for the Labor Club Saturday, June 17 at Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 Union...
Local opportunities, locations to sign the petition to stop RTW
Successful petition campaign would take the anti-worker law to a public vote
If you haven’t signed the petition to stop so-called “right-to-work” in Missouri, the Missouri AFL-CIO is planning a statewide Day of Action on...
Plumbers & Pipefitters 562, Glaziers 513 ‘Rebuilding Together’ to help low-income elderly, disabled
By MARY ANN HOLLEY
Correspondent
When Tyrone Williams started as an apprentice with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562, he said participation in the Rebuilding Together St. Louis annual repair blitz was mandatory, but after he saw the...
Teamsters join KMOX, Y98, KEZK, Schnucks to collect cleaning supplies, food for flood victims
Also collected hundreds of signatures on petitions calling for vote on RTW
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
South St. Louis County – Teamsters from across the St. Louis area joined with KMOX, Y98, KEZK and Schnucks Markets (Butler Hill) recently...
UFCW retail workers across America in St. Louis this week
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
More than 300 leaders from retail local unions across the nation are in St. Louis this week, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 655 President David Cook announced.
“We look forward to welcoming our...
Union plans at risk under Trumpcare proposal, but Congress is not
Health bill a tax-cut-for-the-rich plan in disguise
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
As the controversial Republican health care bill moves to the U.S. Senate, the proposed House version has two shocking aspects (among many):
Workers who have employer-sponsored...
Missouri Senate passes repeal of St. Louis minimum wage increase
Unions, workers’ rights groups urge Gov. Greitens to veto the legislation
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
With only hours to go before the close of this year’s legislative session, Missouri legislators decided to take one last hateful swipe...
Missouri House sends bigoted anti-worker bill to Greitens
SB 43 would make it harder for workers to win discrimination cases, destroy protections for whistleblowers
Jefferson City – The Missouri House has passed legislation making it more difficult to prove workplace and housing discrimination and sent...
IBEW Local 1 members re-elect officers
IBEW Local 1 had nominations for office on May 3.
There were no nominations other than the current officers. Election Judge Tim Green, IBEW Local 1 and director of governmental affairs for IBEW/NECA, made a...