Tag: coronavirus pandemic
Belleville Labor and Industry Museum bounces back from pandemic with new...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville, IL – Every Saturday morning, Mike Hutch, Bob Poole and some of their friends gather to show visitors the essence...
Mayor Tishaura Jones: City’s $500 million funding priorities will be Labor-friendly
Resolution of support urges Board of Aldermen to act quickly for implementation
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones outlined an aggressive plan to...
Southwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council returns to in-person meetings
Bailey urges support of Pritzker, Biden initiatives
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Collinsville, IL – Signs of a return to normal were plentiful last week, especially when...
Weingarten: Post-pandemic schools should retool education
Washington (PAI) — The coronavirus pandemic-forced school closures, and upcoming reopening of all public schools this fall is a massive opportunity to reimagine and...
Remembering union workers lost at the 41st annual Robert 0. Kortkamp...
Union workers who passed away in 2019 and 2020-21 were remembered at the Greater St. Louis Labor Council’s 41st Robert 0. Kortkamp Memorial Union...
‘Union Blitz’ delivers vaccinations to more than 800 union members, spouses
A “Union Blitz” COVID-19 vaccination effort to get shots into the arms of union members and their families delivered shots to more than 800...
GM reducing shifts at Wentzville plant due to global chip shortage
Wentzville, MO – Two weeks after a 14-day shutdown due to a worldwide semiconductor chip shortage, the General Motors assembly plant here is reducing...
Union fire fighters launch ‘Union Blitz’ to get union members vaccinated
Second phase for any groups, i.e. churches, businesses
By MARY ANN HOLLEY
Correspondent
After three months of volunteering to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations to the most vulnerable members...
Bricklayers hosting food drive Friday, April 23
Bricklayers Local 1 (BAC-ADC of Eastern Missouri) is hosting a food drive in conjunction with KSHE-95 Real Rock Radio from 2-6 p.m. Friday, April...
GM halting production at Wentzville plant for two weeks due to...
Wentzville, MO – The General Motors assembly plant here is shutting down for two weeks, along with other North American plants, due to a...