Tag: St. Louis
Legislation is filed to erase victory on minimum wage
By CARL GREEN
Correspondent
Even while St. Louisans celebrated at City Hall over the Feb. 28 Missouri Supreme Court decision upholding the city’s increased minimum wage,...
In Memoriam: Alice Moore-Jones
Alice Moore-Jones, vice president of the St. Louis Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), died Feb. 18.
Sister Moore-Jones, 70, was a...
Hundreds protest in St. Louis for $15 minimum wage and union...
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Low Wage workers in St. Louis joined with thousands of workers in 340 cities across the country Nov. 29 on strike and...
How Labor-endorsed candidates fared locally
Workers turned their backs on COPE-endorsed leaders and legislators who would have supported issues, in Missouri, Illinois and in Washington, that would have helped...
November 2016: Superstars in the Sisterhood
Here is our November edition of “Superstars in the Sisterhood,” a monthly tribute to the outstanding, hard-working group of ladies who are finding success...
Regional Union Construction Center brings minority-owned firms into the mainstream
It’s the only one like it in America
By CARL GREEN
Correspondent
St. Louis – Starting a business is never easy, and in the construction field, it’s...
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 celebrates 30th year of Heat’s On
Services 70 homes in St. Louis area in preparation for winter
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562, along with the Mechanical Contractors Association serviced...
October 2016: Superstars in the Sisterhood
Here is our October edition of “Superstars in the Sisterhood,” a monthly tribute to the outstanding, hard-working group of ladies who are finding success...
IBEW delegates elect Stephenson, Chilia to full five-year terms
(PAI) – Meeting in St. Louis where their 125-year-old union was founded, delegates to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 39th convention elected...
Thousands turn out for St. Louis Labor Day Parade
“We Are Union & We Vote!”
With that theme in mind, thousands of union members turned out for the Greater St. Louis Labor Council’s annual...