Tag: working families
Republican legislators continue blatant attack on initiative petition process
Goal is to preserve their power, silence will of voters
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Republicans in the Missouri Legislature are ramping up their blatant attack on the...
OPINION: The Initiative Petition process in Missouri is under attack
Politicians want to change it to silence our voices
By RICHARD VON GLAHN
Policy Director
Missouri Jobs with Justice
One-hundred-fifteen years ago, Missourians saw fit to enshrine the...
Biden’s election offers hope to build back better for America’s working...
By TIM ROWDEN
Managing Editor
After four years of unrelenting attacks on working people and their unions, the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect...
Salvation Army preparing pre-packed food for families during COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions
The Salvation Army Midland Division is working closely with state agencies to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Midland Division includes working families in Missouri and...
Governor Parson finally waives week waiting period to file for unemployment
Missouri AFL-CIO says more action is needed
Jefferson City – The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken Missouri's economy and Missouri’s working families.
Governor Mike Parson today finally...
Labor’s new day – Illinois enacts dozens of new laws to...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – It’s a new day in the Land of Lincoln, where a pro-Labor governor and Democratic majority in the Illinois...
Stuart supports legislation to protect Illinois working families from income tax...
Springfield, IL – To prevent working families from seeing their income tax bills increase, State Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) is supporting legislation to extend...
Union leaders pan Trump’s State of the Union address
By Mark Gruenberg
PAI Staff Writer
Washington (PAI)– Union leaders panned GOP President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address Jan. 30, with most slamming...
Labor Movement leading political shift
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Just one year after Donald Trump was elected president, the political landscape shifted yet again, in major elections in New Jersey and...
Faith/Labor Alliance growing across Missouri as it wraps up a positive...
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
The St. Louis Faith/Labor Alliance (FLA) is completing a successful year of bringing faith and union leaders into a dynamic partnership...