Bob Soutier

This is a follow-up to Monday's "St. Louis on the Air" show about the middle class. Hear the audio from that show and read Kyle Jacoby's story to find out…

The rich are getting richer. The top 5 percent of earners in the U.S. accounted for nearly 40 percent of personal consumption expenditures in 2012,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - Bob Soutier, president of the Greater St. Louis Labor Council, says that there’s no split in local…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 5, 2013 - Bob Soutier, president of the Greater St. Louis Labor Council, says that there’s no…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 11, 2013 - St. Louis County Council member Steve Stenger, D-Affton, is expected to declare on…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 16, 2013: Representatives of three of the St. Louis region’s top labor organizations told St.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 23, 2013: Bob Soutier, president of the Greater St. Louis Labor Council, says that St. Louis…

The percentage of Missouri workers who are members of a union dropped to less than 9 percent in 2012, following two years of slight gains.The federal…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 29, 2012 - Soon after the Indiana state House voted a few days ago in favor of making Indiana a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 15, 2011 - Shouting "We are the 99 percent!" nearly 1,000 sign-waving participants and…