Tag: coronavirus pandemic
Voter protection group: Mail-in ballots for Aug. 4 election must be...
One exception: COVID-19 at-risk voters
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
A lawsuit seeking to allow all Missourians to vote by mail without a notary during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Lay-offs averted for 1,200 UAW Local 2250 members at Wentzville assembly...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
General Motors will not be laying-off 1,200 UAW Local 2250 jobs at the Wentzville Assembly plant, as a result of the...
St. Louis Public School teachers, parents concerned about reopening plan
AFT’s Weingarten says there’s ‘no way’ for all schools to reopen in the fall
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
St. Louis Public School District (SLPS) teachers, former teachers,...
IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center navigates Covid-19 challenges with restructured classes
Blended learning model provides insights to improve instruction
At Missouri’s oldest electrical industry training center, restructured classes complemented by remote learning has become the “norm”...
CWA helps get harmful ICE decision rescinded, as universities move to...
In a victory for CWA members and all workers, the harmful decision by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to revoke visas of degree-seeking...
GM to lay-off 1,200 UAW Local 2250 members at Wentzville plant
St. Charles County designated a ‘coronavirus hot spot’
Citing employees’ concerns about COVID-19, General Motors has announced it will temporarily lay-off a shift of workers...
Upcoming union and worker friendly golf tournaments
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic casting uncertainty on planned events, area unions are planning their annual fundraising and charity golf tournaments. Events are subject...
Missouri AFL-CIO Dislocated Worker Program provides assistance, resources for workers laid-off...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact working families, with many laid-off or working reduced hours in a health and economic crisis that is expected...
AFT’s Weingarten: Tell the Senate to pass the HEROES Act
By RANDI WEINGARTEN
President
American Federation of Teachers
All over the country, parents are wondering if schools will open this fall and agonizing over whether it is...
UNITE HERE Local 74 members helped by your support
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
The heart of union workers across America is certainly evident in the outpouring of support for UNITE HERE hospitality and food service...