3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (527+ words) By SHERI GASSAWAY Missouri Correspondent Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected Amendments 4 and 5 on the Aug. 4 ballot, sending a clear message to Republican lawmakers: we’re not giving up our power and no new taxes. ‘RESOUNDING VICTORY’ Missouri AFL-CIO President Jake Hummel said…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (694+ words) By ROXANNE D. BROWN International President United Steelworkers My mom was a single parent. She raised my brother and me, paid every bill on time, and bought a house of her own, breaking into the middle class with hard work and…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (817+ words) Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan seems to have broken the brains of Republicans and the chattering class. • A healthcare system that covers every American as a right of citizenship, where injury or illness won’t break a family. A half-million of…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (336+ words) People considering a short-term workforce training program can now seek federal Pell grants under a new program being expanded in Illinois. The Illinois Workforce Pell program is for eligible students to use federal grants for short-term workforce training programs aligned…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (348+ words) By SHERI GASSAWAY Missouri Correspondent Just hours before the polls closed on Election Day, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins announced that he has determined two coalitions’ citizen initiative petition referendums were unconstitutional and refused to certify them for the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (472+ words) Several candidates spoke before the Greater Madison County Federation of Labor in July, asking for their endorsement in the coming elections. Candidates must be endorsed by the Illinois AFL-CIO or the Madison County Federation in order to walk in their…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (168+ words) Mt. Olive, IL – The Labor Day celebrations of Mother Jones will take place over the entire weekend this year. Mother Jones chose to be buried in the Union Miners Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Ill., the only union-owned cemetery in the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (91+ words) The Labor Tribune St. Louis – Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 recently welcomed Wyatt Indelicato to the ranks of journeyman. “Congrats on completing your apprenticeship and earning your journeyman title,” the union shared on social media. “Your hard work, skill, and dedication…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (405+ words) United Steelworkers’ negotiations with the new owners of U.S. Steel have just begun, but already there has been conflict at the bargaining table. The negotiations committee issued an open letter to USW members after only one week after beginning negotiations…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (103+ words) By BRANDON BUTLER Driftwood Outdoors I was fortunate to know both Bob and Barbara, and they were the main reason I took my current role as CEO of Retrieving Freedom, Inc. Their generosity continues to change lives every day. A…...