Labor Unions

Unionized workers in Boeing's commercial operations walked off the job almost two months ago, prompting company-wide furloughs and layoffs of 10% of its workforce. Boeing employees in St. Louis have felt some of those cuts. The aerospace giant employs around 17,000 people in the region at facilities that support its defense division.

The rejected agreement is another blow for Boeing, which reported a $6 billion quarterly loss on Wednesday. The aerospace giant employs roughly 17,000 workers in the St. Louis region that support the company's defense division.

St. Louis University graduate students who work as graduate assistants, teaching assistants or research assistants have filed a petition to unionize after months of planning. The graduate students filed the petition Monday seeking to become members of the United Auto Workers.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s about-face on right to work is seen by some as a welcome shift toward pro-labor policy and by others as election year pandering.

‘State of the Unions’ study shows public sector unions shrink following 2018 Janus decision.

The facility makes seats for vehicles including ones produced at the nearby General Motors plant. Workers want improvements to pay, health and safety and other conditions.

Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside a busy street in Chester, highlighting what they described as perilous working conditions at the state’s largest maximum-security prison.

In a new filing Monday, attorneys for Welch argued the Illinois Legislative Staff Association has no standing to sue over the speaker’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining with the would-be union’s members.

The workers’ employer, CBD Kratom, agreed to remain neutral as the union conducted its election.

The would-be union claims its members rights were violated under Illinois' 2022 ‘Workers’ Rights Amendment.’