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City employees sue over pay plan stall Posted On: Aug 20, 2008 (10:52:27) St. Louis — City employee unions this week will sue the City of St. Louis, Mayor Francis Slay and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in an effort to force the CSC to meet its obligation to send a negotiated pay plan forward to the Board of Aldermen without changing it Read More...

Operating Engineers concerned Updated On: Aug 18, 2008 (07:27:00) Operating Engineers concerned about stricter requirements for crane operators Springfield, Ill Read More...

City employees have ‘respectful’ meet with Mayor Francis Slay; no timetable set for solution Updated On: Aug 01, 2008 (11:28:00) St. Louis — In a display of candor that he has been known for, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay admitted that city employees and their unions had acted in good faith in the recent round of contract negotiations and that it was the city that needed to get its act together Read More...

Labor Council endorses St. Charles no-tax-increase community center Updated On: Aug 01, 2008 (11:14:00) St. Charles — The no-tax-increase bond issue to build a state-of-the-art community center here has received the unanimous endorsement of the Greater St. Louis Labor Council and encouragement for all St. Charles City residents to vote “YES” on Proposition C on Tuesday, August 5, Council President Bob Soutier announced at the council's delegate meeting last week.The 120,000 sq Read More...

Labor Council outlines victory plan for local unions Posted On: Aug 01, 2008 (10:47:30) The St. Louis Labor Council is encouraging all unions to adopt a political program developed by the AFL-CIO to help elect Barack Obama president and other labor-friendly candidates to state and federal offices. Besides helping Obama win Missouri, the Labor Council and the state AFL-CIO are hoping to help elect Democratic Atty. Gen Read More...

SEIU ad highlights Nixon’s commitment to health care Updated On: Aug 01, 2008 (10:43:00) Jefferson City — SEIU, the nation’s largest union for health care workers,  began airing a new television ad throughout Missouri supporting Jay Nixon as the best choice for Missouri voters concerned about health care Read More...