Tag: Granite City
Metro Union Hockey team scores in fundraiser
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
The Metro Union Hockey Club held another successful fundraising game on Friday, March 1 at the Granite City Park District Ice...
Steelworker retirees leader recognizes company exec’s positive influence on steel contracts
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City – United Steelworkers retirees are acknowledging a company executive in Cleveland, Ohio, because of his influence on the union’s...
Steelworkers 1063’s Roy L. Evans killed in industrial accident
Roy L. Evans, a 54-year-old Steelworkers Local 1063 member, died Dec. 13 when he was crushed by a stack of skids – 2,000-pound metal...
Steelworkers solidarity secures tentative four-year contract with improved wages, pensions, no...
‘It’s a good contract. We’re proud of it.’
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City, IL – Dan Simmons says he felt the “closest ever” to going...
Steelworkers demand their share of new profits
Local 1899: Future of the union is at stake in contract negotiations
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
GRANITE CITY – Last week ended with no resolution for...
Steelworkers, angered with higher insurance costs, ‘sleight of hand’ with wages,...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Leaders of the United Steelworkers said U.S. Steel’s latest contract proposal won’t deliver what the company promises. The union said the...
‘Celebrating Solidarity’ – Thousands turn out for St. Louis, Granite City,...
Thousands of union members and working families turned out for this year's Labor Day parades celebrating the unity and strength of Organized Labor in St....
SOAR Chapter 7-34-2 awards five $2,000 student scholarships
SCHOLARSHIPS: SOAR Chapter 7-34-2 gave five $2,000 college scholarships to to local students at the recent Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) awards luncheon. The...
Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) names Dan Simmons its Labor...
Contract talks outlined at luncheon
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City – U.S. Steel, while still in the process of re-opening the blast furnaces at...
Storm damages roof, third-floor offices at Tri-Cities Labor Temple
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspndent
Granite City – The Tri-Cities Labor Temple, which houses United Steel Workers (USW) Locals 1899 and 68, sustained major damage from a...