Tag: Jefferson County
Five Jefferson County fire districts vote to join IAFF Local 2665
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Missouri Correspondent
In an unprecedented move over the last five months, fire fighters at five Jefferson County fire departments have voted for union...
New 1.25 million square-foot, union-built manufacturing facility coming to Crystal City,...
Largest corporate investment in history of Jefferson County
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Missouri Correspondent
Crystal City, Mo. – A new 1.25 million-square-foot manufacturing facility that will create 238...
Unions support Jeff Roorda for Senate
THUMBS UP FOR JEFF ROORDA (R) (left photo, third from left) in his COPE-endorsed campaign for Missouri Senate District 22 (Jefferson County) at a...
Operating Engineers Local 513 member missing since Feb. 19
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Jefferson County, MO – Delbert Kinsey, a 25-year member of Operating Engineers Local 513 hasn’t been seen since he left for work...
Local election authorities open satellite locations, extend hours for absentee voting
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Several local election jurisdictions are opening satellite voting locations and/or extending their hours for in-person absentee voting for the Nov. 3 general...
Working family candidates stand to gain in Jefferson County, MO, but...
Volunteers urgently needed to canvass/phone bank for worker-friendly legislative candidates
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
After reviewing the Jefferson County, MO, November 2016 election results in which Republican...
Bricklayers hosting all-union SMASH RTW poker run July 28
Event will help get the word out to defeat Prop A on Aug. 7
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Locals 1 and 18...
Delta Queen closer to plying our rivers
With a 100-percent union crew
The historic Delta Queen, a one-of-a-kind authentic overnight union-crewed river steamboat is one step closer to becoming a reality, following...
Anti-worker state Rep Vescovo retaliates against worker-friendly challenger Butler in District...
Rob Vescovo files Sunshine request seeking Robert Butler’s wife’s work emails
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Rep. Rob Vescovo (R-Arnold) apparently didn’t appreciate his worker-friendly challenger in the...
Anti-worker, tax delinquent state representative to remain on ballot based on...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Despite owing almost $5,800 in taxes on businesses he’s owned, anti-worker Representative Rob Vescovo (R-Arnold) will remain on the November ballot in...