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OPINION: 40-30-18-6 Strike!

By DARIN GILLEY UAW Local 2250  September 2023 has turned into an extension of Strike Summer. This is also the month NFL football begins a new...

The Summer of Strikes

By DAVID A. COOK President Summer of 2023 might need to go down in history as the Summer of the Strikes. Can anyone remember the last time...

UAW 2250 members walk out at Wentzville as United Auto Workers launch targeted strike

By TIM ROWDEN Editor-in-Chief Wentzville, MO – Thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) members at Ford, GM, and Stellantis walked out at midnight Thursday, Sept. 14, marking the beginning...

U.S. Steel to idle blast furnace in Granite City

Could lay off more than 1,000 workers By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent U.S. Steel will idle one of its blast furnaces at the Granite City plant and...

Pritzker praises Labor unions at Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council awards dinner

By ROBERT KELLY Correspondent Belleville, IL — Gov. JB Pritzker delivered a rousing speech in support of Labor unions Aug. 31 during a quickly planned visit...

‘Power of the Past… Force of the Future’ – CBTU-St. Louis celebrates 50...

By TONY PECINOVSKY St. Louis – “With union support, workers are becoming aware that they are pawns in the bottom line in a corporate drive...

Raoul touts new rule improving workplace health and safety reporting

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent A multi-state federal lawsuit will now result in better reporting of workplace health and safety, according to an announcement from Illinois...

OPINION: Unions are America’s future. The numbers say so

By LIZ SHULER President AFL-CIO A few weeks ago, I stood on the streets of New York City with working actors, performers and writers from SAG-AFTRA...

OPINION: The Infrastructure Decade

By DAVID A. FRYE Vice President Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) There are no such things as “Republican bridges” or “Democratic roads,” but there is...

YOUR LETTERS: Life is better in a union

As we (celebrated) another Labor Day, a day dedicated to honoring the hardworking individuals who power our nation’s industries, I wanted to… reflect on...