Tag: layoffs
Unions collecting for holiday gift cards for laid-off Amsted Rail employees
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City, IL – Labor supporters have a chance this month to help some hard-working union members and their families from...
Vistra Energy adds Baldwin, Joppa coal-fired power plants to closures list
Additional closures raise projected job losses to 545
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Baldwin, IL – The problem of transitioning from coal energy to cleaner sources isn’t...
GM to lay-off 1,200 UAW Local 2250 members at Wentzville plant
St. Charles County designated a ‘coronavirus hot spot’
Citing employees’ concerns about COVID-19, General Motors has announced it will temporarily lay-off a shift of workers...
Steelworkers facing layoffs at U.S. Steel in Granite City
Granite City, IL – About 90 members of Steelworkers Local 1899 on Monday were preparing for an indefinite layoff brought on by declines in...
Workers facing reality of coronavirus: ‘It’s strange not knowing’
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has upended our lives.
While many are laid-off or working from home, other essential workers continue to show up, doing their...
Labor Tribune survey results: Impact of COVID-19 on working people
The Labor Tribune has been conducting a survey of workers impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, inquiring into their job status, working conditions and concerns....
Trump Labor Secretary curtails unemployment benefits, other worker relief efforts
The Trump Labor Department has taken action to limit the scope of worker assistance and health protections deemed too cumbersome for employers in the...
Local entertainment unions reeling as work dries up
While workers everywhere are suffering from the work stoppages and slowdowns caused by the COVID-19 virus, workers in the entertainment industry are getting especially...
Missouri AFL-CIO Dislocated Worker Program providing assistance, resources for workers facing...
Unemployment assistance for Missouri/Illinois workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many working families.
The Missouri AFL-CIO’s Dislocated Worker program partners with the state of Missouri to...
Amsted Rail lays off 110 Steelworkers; says more cuts are coming
Granite City, IL – Amsted Rail has laid off about 110 steelworkers for lack of orders for the steel castings it makes for the...