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2021 Labor Day Parade Information

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Labor Council News | 0 comment | 24 June, 2021 | 0

The Labor Day Parade is BACK! This year’s Labor Day Parade will be held Monday, September 6, 2021 in Downtown St. Louis, with the line-up beginning at 7 am. The parade start time is 9 am. This year’s theme is FIGHTING FOR ALL WORKERS. Does your union or organization want to walk in the parade.Read more

Additional Labor Council Endorsements

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Labor Council News | 0 comment | 25 June, 2020 | 0

State Senate Endorsements District 1 Republican: No Endorsement Democrat: Doug Beck District 3 Elaine Gannon District 5 Republican: No Endorsement Democrat: Open District 13 Democrat: Open Libertarian No Endorsement District 15 Republican: No endorsement Democrat: Deb Lavender District 23 Republican: No endorsement Democrat: Richard Orr Franklin County Endorsements District 2 Sheriff: Darren Walker Sheriff: SteveRead more

St. Louis Labor Day Parade Monday September 4th Downtown to be the Largest in Memory

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Labor Council News | 0 comment | 1 September, 2017 | 3

This Monday, Labor Day September 4 will see the largest Labor Day parade in memory, Greater St. Louis Labor Council President Pat White announced today, inviting the public to bring their family, lawn chairs and sun visors to what will be an exciting, fun-filled two hours. More than 5,000 marchers from 30 unions with milesRead more

Greater St. Louis AFL-CIO Stands in Opposition to Trump Executive Orders on Immigration

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Labor Council News | 0 comment | 31 January, 2017 | 4

Pat White, President of the Greater St. Louis Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO issued the following statement in response to executive orders issued by President Donald Trump last week. Like so many of our brothers and sisters, we were horrified to watch over the last week as the President issued executive orders that threaten to criminalizeRead more

Filing a Union Mesothelioma Lawsuit

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Labor Council News | 0 comment | 22 September, 2015 | 2

Union Workers and Mesothelioma This year thousands of Americans will be diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. As union workers, you and your family have a higher risk of exposure. The sad truth is that companies knew about the dangers of asbestos exposure, but remained silent. Now, afterRead more

St. Louis Labor Day Parade line-up set

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Labor Council News | 0 comment | 2 September, 2015 | 2

This year’s theme: ‘Stand With Working Families’ A lottery drawing at the St. Louis Labor Council’s July meeting has set the parade line-up for the Greater St. Louis Labor Council’s Labor Day Parade on Sept. 7. All except for Sheet Metal Workers (SMART) Local 36, which requests it always be the last unit in theRead more

#NOoverrideHB116RTW

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 30 June, 2015 | 1

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Governor Nixon Vetos Right To Work

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Labor Council News | 0 comment | 16 June, 2015 | 1

By TIM ROWDEN Editor (Labor Tribune) To thunderous applause Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a measure June 4 that would have made Missouri the 26th right-to-work state, calling the bill (HB 116) a threat to unionized workers and wages “For generations, the ability of workers to join together and bargain collectively for fair wages, and trainingRead more

St. Louis City leaders vow to raise minimum wage

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Labor Council News | 0 comment | 16 June, 2015 | 0

By SHERI GASSAWAY Correspondent (Article published in Labor Tribune) A push to raise minimum wage in the City of St. Louis is fueling excitement among community leaders, workers and even business owners. On Friday, June 5, the St. Louis Board of Alderman introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage for workers in theRead more

St. Louis Labor Council Executive Assistant Karen Lyons has died

By StLouisLaborCouncil_DSD | Labor Council News | 0 comment | 5 June, 2015 | 0

Karen Lyons, executive assistant to the Greater St. Louis Labor Council president, died peacefully last week, at home, surrounded by her family, following a four-year battle with cancer. She was 66. “Karen was the heart and soul of the Labor Council,” Labor Council President Pat White wrote in an email to Council members. “She workedRead more

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