Tag: Missouri
Victory! – House passes $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
Washington – The bipartisan infrastructure bill – the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – was signed by President Biden on Nov. 15.
The bill will...
St. Louis Labor helps striking miners in Alabama
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Some 1,100 striking mine workers at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Ala., received an unexpected gift from the Labor Movement in Missouri...
Missouri launches vaccine incentive lottery as COVID-19 cases surge throughout the...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Missouri has introduced an incentive program that will offer 900 residents who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine the chance to...
Judge orders Parson back to bargaining table for union contracts covering...
Jefferson City — A Cole County judge has ordered Gov. Mike Parson’s administration to resume contract talks with three Labor unions representing some of...
Missouri retains eight Congressional seats, Illinois loses one in 2020 Census
Initial results of the 2020 United States Census show Missouri will retain all eight of its Congressional seats, while Illinois, which saw a population...
AFL-CIO data shows workers’ wages in RTW states have gotten WORSE
Voters rejected RTW in Missouri in 2018, but Republican lawmakers want to try again
How would you like to earn $11,628 LESS a year– $224...
Missouri’s minimum wage increases to $10.30; Illinois to $11
Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, Missouri’s minimum wage rate increased 85 cents per hour to $10.30 from $9.45 in 2020, boosting the earnings of 200,000...
Galloway falls short in bid for Missouri Governor
Beck wins election to Missouri Senate
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Labor-endorsed Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway lost her bid for Missouri Governor Nov. 3 to incumbent Mike...
Missouri COPE-endorsed candidates for Nov. 3, 2020 general election
Following are the St. Louis Labor Council and Missouri AFL-CIO COPE endorsements for Nov. 3, 2020 general election. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk...
ONE MAN’S VIEW: Our future is at stake – vote accordingly
The Nov. 3 election will be the most consequential vote in our lifetimes; it will define the future of American democracy as we’ve known...