September 02, 2010
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St. Louis Cardinals 2010 Labor Union Appreciation Games

Posted On: Sep 02, 2010 (09:34:38)
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AND ST. LOUIS LABOR TRIBUNE HAVE TEAMED UP AGAIN IN 2010 TO BRING LABOR UNION APPRECIATION NIGHTS BACK!   LABOR UNION MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES can purchase Outfield Box Tickets for just $25 each for the following dates:   Sunday July 4 vs. Milwaukee Brewers @ 1:15pm Sunday August 1 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ 1:15pm Tuesday August 3 vs Read More...
Outdoor Guide Gallery Debuts

Posted On: Sep 02, 2010 (09:30:19)
As a good union member you work hard–and you play hard.    For those of you who love to fish and hunt, or just love the great outdoors in general, beginning with this issue of the Labor Tribune, we are going to post your pictures in a new section called the Outdoor Guide Gallery.   It’s easy. Just e-mail your picture to: Christina@outdoor-guide Read More...
Union leaders hail passage of jobs bill for police, fire fighters and state workers

Posted On: Sep 02, 2010 (08:14:26)
WASHINGTON (PAI)--Union leaders and Obama administration officials, including the president and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, hailed congressional passage of a stripped-down state aid bill, channeling $26 billion nationwide to help save jobs of teachers, Fire Fighters and other workers while also helping states pay for Medicaid for poor and recession-hit residents Read More...
Carpenters pledge cooperation in Kansas City

Posted On: Sep 02, 2010 (08:03:05)
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This article appeared in the Kansas City Labor Beacon, our counterpart in KC. In it, Executive Secretary-Treasurer Terry Nelson shows a willingness to cooperate with the building trades there and pledges not to form an electrician’s local under the carpenter’s auspices, nor try and take other crafts’ work Read More...
Machinists trying to prevent move by Olin to nonunion Mississippi

Posted On: Aug 26, 2010 (08:21:45)
East Alton — Machinists District 9 officials are scrambling to prevent Olin Corp. — the largest employer in that area — from moving about 1,000 of its approximately 1,700 Winchester ammunition jobs to a nonunion facility in Mississippi.   Clayton-based Olin is considering a proposal to move production of its centerfire cartridges to its plant in Oxford, Miss Read More...
Iron Workers Local 396 settles pact with contractor associations

Posted On: Aug 26, 2010 (08:19:59)
Iron Workers Local 396 has settled a three-year agreement with its two largest contractor groups that includes an annual $1.50-an-hour raise.   The new contract also includes minor work-rule changes and a member contribution to the local’s training fund of 10 cents for every hour worked Read More...
'Made in America' will be at heart of U.S. recovery

Posted On: Aug 26, 2010 (08:15:41)
Washington — President Obama last week promised the AFL-CIO Executive Council: “We are going to keep fighting for an economy that works for everybody — not just a privileged few Read More...
Pelosi touts restoring manufacturing jobs in Democrats' coming political campaigns

Updated On: Aug 19, 2010 (09:02:00)
Washington (PAI) — Facing an off-year election where pundits predict House Democrats could lose dozens of seats — and she could lose her chair as House speaker — Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is touting manufacturing and jobs as a key to her party’s upcoming political push Read More...
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