Tag: Election 2016
URGENT: July 6 is last day to register
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...
Trumka bringing campaign to St. Louis July 9; you’re invited
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...
AFL-CIO endorses Hillary Clinton for president
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...
CLUW to host town hall meeting on labor, women’s issues
The St. Louis Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) will host a town hall meeting for candidates to address labor and women's...
Missouri political candidates bag $2.75 million from right-wing extremists
As expected, money from anti-union, right-wing extremists just keeps rolling in for Missouri political candidates who pledge to make the state more “job friendly”...
Stewart sees potential for labor gains in November
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Collinsville – Dale Stewart is getting excited about the November election.
Stewart, executive secretary-treasurer of the Southwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council,...
Anti-worker, right-wing extremists bankrolling state candidate campaigns
The Humphreys, the Koch Brothers and Rex Sinquefield – all right-wing extremists known for attacking unions – are gearing up to influence the 2016...
Baricevic shows he’s a real contender for Congress
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville, IL – When C.J. Baricevic announced he was running for Congress last year and started making the rounds of union halls...
Senator Roy Blunt is NOT our friend; Jason Kander will be
Blunt consistently fights workers’ issues; Kander will support us
With the impending election of a United States Senator for Missouri in November, the question arises...
Missouri AFL-CIO COPE endorsements
The following COPE endorsements have been made by the Missouri AFL-CIO executive board for the Missouri primary election Aug. 2. This list includes only...