The Labor Tribune

Here are the COPE endorsements from the Greater St. Louis and Southwestern Illinois Central labor councils for the April 4 election.

Referendum campaign for a Citizens’ Veto will proceed By TIM ROWDEN Editor Jefferson City – A Citizens Referendum petition to prevent Missouri’s newly signed “right-to-work” law and overturn the Missouri Legislature's action in passing the anti-worker legislation will proceed...

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Springfield, IL – It’s getting tougher to work for the state of Illinois, especially if you’re a union member working at a state prison. The Rauner Administration has sent layoff notices to...

The Greater St. Louis Labor Council is asking all affiliated unions to provide names of their unions’ members who were deceased in the years 2016-2017 to be included in the upcoming annual Union Labor...

Registered voters’ signatures needed for Citizens’ Referendum to stop ‘RTW’ By TIM ROWDEN Editor As the Missouri AFL-CIO and its affiliate unions prepare to begin circulating a Citizens Referendum petition to stop so-called “right-to-work” (for less) from becoming...

By SHERI GASSAWAY Correspondent Retired Missouri AFL-CIO President Daniel “Duke” McVey recently was honored with the 2017 Robert O. Kortkamp Humanitarian Award presented by the Missouri Alliance for Retired Americans for his many years of...

Granite City – Madison County unions, schools and companies will join in April to restock the shelves of local food pantries in the second annual Food for Families drive. The Southwest Illinois Division of the United...

Rules for election ‘not how bargaining in good faith works’ By TIM ROWDEN Editor Normandy, MO – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1, representing faculty trying to unionize at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) filed suit in...

'Louch’ drove a tank from D-Day to V-E Day By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Collinsville – Louis J. Baczewski grew up in nearby Pocahontas, IL, enjoying a peaceful life with his family of Polish origin. His immigrant mother...

By MARY ANN O’TOOLE HOLLEY Correspondent Ballwin – At the top of the steep hill, within view of the Ballwin Police Department, Officer Mike Flamion will soon be able to enjoy a life of self-sufficiency in...