Tag: jobs
Missouri Supreme Court strikes down GOP-backed law cutting unemployment benefits
‘A victory for all working people’
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – A law that had cut the duration of the state’s unemployment benefits to one...
Granite City steel workers out of benefits, losing their homes; food...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City – Times keep getting tougher in Granite City. Now, more than six months past the indefinite closing of Granite...
Schnucks firings begin; support for workers is strong
Teamsters again thank volunteers on picket lines
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
The hurt began Sunday, July 31 as Schnuck Markets begins the first round of firings of...
Several unions stop more than $6.5 million in spending at Schnucks
Dierbergs, Shop ‘n Save see business upticks
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
The old proverb “One man’s loss is another man’s gain” is proving to be a truism...
Building Union Diversity (BUD) program graduates fifth class
Has enviable record for getting graduates into construction jobs
By CARL GREEN
Correspondent
St. Louis – BUD (Building Union Diversity), a unique training program for minority, female and...
Mass picketing at Des Peres Schnucks brings strong public support
Private effort to mediate before boycott rebuffed by Schnuck
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
In a change of tactics, Teamsters Local 688, aided by union members and retirees...
Teamsters Local 50 win gains as strike ends against concrete companies
By CARL GREEN
Correspondent
Swansea, IL – The Teamsters Local 50 strike against two jointly owned concrete companies in southern Illinois turned out to be a short...
Where to shop during the Schnucks boycott
(UPDATED) Here is an updated list of union-friendly grocers where you can spend your hard-earned dollars during the Teamsters' Schnucks boycott.
MISSOURI
St. Louis City
DIERBERGS
7233 Watson...
Building Trades Superheroes visit kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
For months, kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital have watched in amazement as men and women in hardhats right outside their windows...
Teamsters: Schnucks boycott begins Friday, June 17
With $2.7 Billion in revenue, Schnuck seeks to boost profits ‘on backs of 234 loyal workers,’ Teamsters stress
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
Failing a miracle last-minute intervention,...