The Labor Tribune

By CARL GREEN Correspondent Missouri union members and their supporters should know that Wednesday, July 6, is the last day to register to vote in the critical Aug. 2 Missouri primary election. The Illinois primary was...

By ED FINKELSTEIN Publisher Teamsters Joint Council 13 has informed the group’s some 15,000 members and retirees of its Schnucks Markets boycott, dramatically increasing the outreach of the Teamsters Local 688 boycott that’s having a major...

By CARL GREEN Correspondent St. Louis – ­The nation’s highest-ranking union leader, Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, will be in St. Louis on July 9 for a Labor 2016 political rally. Sign-in for the event will...

By CARL GREEN Correspondent East Alton – Terry Biggs, a member of the United Steelworkers, has been hired as the new labor liaison in the Southwest Illinois Division of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. He...

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(UPDATED) Here is an updated list of union-friendly grocers where you can spend your hard-earned dollars during the Teamsters' Schnucks boycott. MISSOURI St. Louis City DIERBERGS 7233 Watson Rd. (Mackenzie Pointe) – 63119 8450 Eager Rd. Brentwood – 63144 SHOP N SAVE 4660...

Subhead: Store will be closed in July while undergoing renovations By SHERI GASSAWAY Correspondent When the Arnold Food Pantry’s Thrift Store reopens in August, it will boast a new 3,000-square-foot tile floor courtesy of Flooring Systems and...

Social media goes crazy over Teamsters efforts to save 234 jobs By ED FINKELSTEIN Publisher The boycott launch of Schnucks Markets by Teamsters Local 688 was a rousing success as members of many unions and retirees turned...

By TIM ROWDEN Editor Two area construction workers died in mid June after working in the heat. Thomas F. “Tommy” Barnes, Jr., 55, of St. Charles, a 25-year member Iron Workers Local 396 died on a job...

Washington (PAI) – The AFL-CIO has endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. In a much anticipated decision, the AFL-CIO formally endorsed former Secretary of State Clinton for President on June 16. “Hillary Clinton is a proven leader...