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
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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
by Lydia Saad (as seen in Gallop) PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans’ approval of labor unions has jumped five percentage points to 58% over the past year, and is now at its highest point since 2008, when 59% approved. In the interim, the image of organized labor had suffered, sinking to an all-time low of 48%Read more
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- Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Boosts Public Service Hiring Through ‘Staff the Front Lines’ Bus TourService & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Boosts Public Service Hiring Through ‘Staff the Front Lines’ Bus Tour Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. […]
- Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Juan RiveraHispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Juan Rivera Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Juan Rivera of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC). Juan Rivera from Sinaloa, Mexico, comes to the U.S. through the […]
- Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Editors Guild Wins Higher Wages, Unanimously Ratifies New Nickelodeon ContractService & Solidarity Spotlight: Editors Guild Wins Higher Wages, Unanimously Ratifies New Nickelodeon Contract Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. The Motion […]
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- Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Boosts Public Service Hiring Through ‘Staff the Front Lines’ Bus Tour
- Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Juan Rivera
- Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Editors Guild Wins Higher Wages, Unanimously Ratifies New Nickelodeon Contract
- Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Pedro Olguin
- Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Tell The New York Times to Stop Union-Busting
- Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nearly 4,000 OPEIU Members Overwhelmingly Vote to Approve a Strike at Kaiser Permanente
- Worker Wins: Every Worker Deserves an Advocate on the Job