Tag: St. Louis
BUD program now recruiting for the next class of 20 who...
The highly successful minority recruitment program — BUD (Building Union Diversity) — a joint effort of the St. Louis Building & Construction Trades, the...
Racial injustices, potential solutions for the Labor Movement focus of candid,...
Part of national effort by AFL-CIO to strengthen the entire Labor Movement for ALL workers
In a candid and challenging effort to determine the impact...
Boycott Walmart to send a message to Cranky Kroenke after he...
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
“Don’t get mad, get even.”
- Joseph Kennedy, father of John F. Kennedy
Whether or not you’re football fan, the trashing of our hometown...
Organizer to labor union women: We are stronger together
About 50 sisters in solidarity recently joined hands to celebrate their ability to unite and create positive change for St. Louis-area labor union women.
The...
IKEA’s solar rooftop – the largest in Missouri – installed by...
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
The new IKEA store at I-64 at Vandeventer Ave. boasts the largest solar panel rooftop in the state, and a women-owned, IBEW...
Low-wage workers rally for higher minimum wage
By CARL GREEN
Special Correspondent
Low-wage workers demanding an increase in the minimum wage need to keep fighting and not give up hope just because a...
Ullico investing $55 million in union pension funds in Clayton high-rise...
Construction industry is booming
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
A 26-story luxury apartment building planned for downtown Clayton is the latest venture by Union Labor Life Insurance Co....
Building Union Diversity program graduates third class
Investment in apprenticeships gains national attention
Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, the building trades involved in the Building Union Diversity (BUD) program, held a graduation ceremony...
Painters’ Skills Workforce Center helps disadvantaged youth learn skills, get union...
‘…best thing that’s ever happened to me’
By TONY PECINOVSKY
Special Correspondent
To help young people climb out of poverty, Painters District Council 58, spanning St. Louis...
St. Louis to land 700 new jobs with Boeing 777x commercial...
BY SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Construction is underway on Boeing’s new composites center where work on parts for the company’s newest commercial airliner – the 777x –...