Labor Unions

Updated 10 a.m. June 16Members of a nurse’s union at Saint Louis University Hospital voted against de-authorizing their union late Monday, a measure that…

As expected, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed the “right-to-work” bill passed by state lawmakers just before their session ended last month.The measure…

St. Louis labor unions are willing to work 24-hours-a-day without overtime to build a stadium on the city’s riverfront.It’s a move that Gov. Jay Nixon…

(Updated 1 p.m., Wed., Feb. 11)By a voice vote, the Missouri House gave first round-approval Wednesday to a bill to bar construction unions and employers…

Union membership in Missouri has dropped to its lowest rate in 26 years, according to new numbers released earlier this week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor…

The first session of the Building Union Diversity, or BUD, initiative has finished. It’s a new effort to increase diversity in St. Louis building and…

In his 35 years as president of the St. Louis chapter of the Coalition for Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), Lew Moye has seen a lot of initiatives to…

Many St. Louis fast food workers will walk off the job Thursday as part of a national call for a $15-an-hour wage and for union rights.National organizers…

In a quest to make job training count, the Obama administration is taking an interest in work-based apprenticeships. A St. Louis program is serving as a…

In a case from Illinois that may not reach outside that state, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Pamela Harris, whose child’s disabilities required that…