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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

The 2019 St. Louis Labor Day will be held on Monday, September 2nd in downtown St. Louis. Union members, family members, allies, community members are all welcome! If you are marching in the parade with your union, please see the below map and contact your local union hall with questions. Line-up will start at 7amRead more

Brother and Sisters: The St. Louis Cardinals are once again hosting a Union Appreciation Day game to honor union families for the contribution we make to the community and the support our members give to our great team. The event features special ticket price, a special stocking cap with a unique “Cardinals Union Proud” logoRead more

In the wake of natural disasters across the state, the Missouri AFL-CIO has created the Missouri Working Families Relief Fund to send a message of hope and solidarity to working people in need. Just this week, Missouri requested a second federal disaster declaration due to flooding and tornadoes. As always, union members are leading theRead more

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

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

Monday, September 5, 2016 is the Labor Day Parade festivities. Below is a letter from President Pat White with details of the event for participating unions.   Parade Info Letter Lineup Map InfoRead more

JEFFERSON COUNTY Arnold City Council Councilman Ward 1                                                                        Jennifer Beutenmiller Ward 2                                                                        Brian McArthur Ward 3                                                                        Vernon Sullivan Ward 4                                                                       Read more

In the 1970’s, HUD demolished the Pruit-Igoe Housing Project in North St. Louis. Since then, North St. Louis and North St. Louis County have experienced continuous deterioration and disinvestment. Residents of North St. Louis and North St. Louis County have suffered through these steadily worsening conditions for more than forty years, resulting in the tragedy ofRead more

By Mark Esters and Pat White Originally seen on St. Louis Post-Dispatch The labor movement has been fighting for decades to maintain the recognition of all working families by advocating for all who seek a better life. It is the principle under which we have been advocating for real improvements like an increase in theRead more