St. Louis building trades honor local construction leaders
St. Louis- A trio of leaders in the St. Louis construction industry were honored by The St. Louis Building and Construction Trades Council at its annual Construction Man of the Year Awards dinner January...
GOP House Speaker says no to right-to-work (for less)
St. Louis- The threat of right-to-work (for less) becoming an issue in Missouri this year may be diminishing, reports last week suggest.
• Legislative passage: The early threat by Republican Senators Rob Mayer of Dexter,...
Utility workers, public, dump on American Water’s rate increase demands at public hearings
Normandy –Missouri American Water, the company that has dumped on its 400 plus employee members of Utility Workers 335, got dumped on itself last week – BIG time!
• The St. Louis County Council passed...
Parade Saturday will honor returning veterans
St. Louis will host the first parade in the nation Saturday, Jan. 28, to welcome home veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans from throughout the Midwest and nationwide have been invited...
Three Dems will compete for Costello’s district
Springfield, Ill. — A spirited race is shaping up in the Democratic primary race in the 12thCongressional District of Metro East and Southern Illinois for the right to succeed veteran Democrat Jerry Costello as...
Republicans sponsor several anti-worker bills
Jefferson City—Missouri AFL-CIO President Hugh McVey informed union leaders around the state last week that several anti-worker bills were introduced in the first few days of the legislative session that began Jan. 3.
The bills...
P&PF 562’s Kellett, McBride’s Eilermann, Metro’s Nations to be honored at building trades Man...
Three of St. Louis’ leading citizens will be honored on Jan. 21 by the St. Louis Building & Construction Trades Council at its annual Construction Man of the Year Awards dinner at the Cedars...
American Water hires lawbreaker ADB for union’s work
Maryland Heights – In what has to be one of the most egregious cases of law breaking, a non-union company hired by Missouri American Water to replace a water main in North County was...
Occupy Protests In St. Louis, Across U.S. Call Attention To Economic Plight Of 99%
St. Louis — Union members and leaders here marched with about 800 Occupy St. Louis protesters on Nov. 17 during a national day of demonstrations to call attention to a national “economic emergency for...
Obama campaign opens 2012 campaign office in St. Louis
St. Louis – Hoping to get a head start that will translate into capturing Missouri’s 10 coveted electoral votes, President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has officially opened its St. Louis campaign office at 1925...