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Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Leader Sees Progress, Potential

2 years 1 month ago
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists’ 1973 manifesto, which officially established the group as an organization after its initial gathering in Chicago in 1972. The CBTU’s St. Louis chapter commemorated the benchmark with a gala event on Saturday, September 2, with newly elected Communications Workers of America (CWA) International President Claude Cummings, Jr., as the night’s keynote speaker.
Jacqui Germain

Phelps County woman awaits ruling in battle against her ban from Missouri city hall

2 years 1 month ago

ROLLA – A story that began with a small-town traffic stop will end with a judge deciding whether government officials tried to silence a critic by banning her from city hall. Rebecca Varney already won one round in her lawsuit accusing the city of Edgar Springs of repeated violations of Missouri’s Sunshine Law. On Friday […]

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Rudi Keller

Each taxpayer is an employer. What kind of employer are you?

2 years 1 month ago

As we pause to pay tribute to the achievements and contributions of workers to our economy and their struggle to improve working conditions, the role that employers have played and continue to play — for good or ill — is inescapable. How are employers measuring up in caring out their responsibilities to employees? A recent […]

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Janice Ellis

A Labor Day Like No Other

2 years 1 month ago
With public support for unions at near-record highs and new federal rules that actually enable organizing, unions need to mount massive campaigns.
Harold Meyerson

Union and Queer

2 years 1 month ago
The growing solidarity between labor and the LGBTQ+ community
Jim Grossfeld

Organizing Wells Fargo

2 years 1 month ago
The campaign to unionize workers and rectify banking practices at America’s most notorious bank now reaches across the nation.
Tisya Mavuram