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St. Louis Public Schools' bus drivers called off en masse Monday and Tuesday after a noose was found last week near a worker's desk at Missouri Central Bus. Some drivers say its an attempt to keep them from speaking out against poor working conditions.

As more daycare operators leave the field for better-paying jobs, families have fewer child care options, says the union that represents 15,000 providers in Illinois.

At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, negotiations are ongoing between campus leadership and the labor union that represents the university's clerical workers. A recent report found Illinois' public university employees were paid 21% less than state agency workers in similar jobs.

After signing a three-year contract with a non-union provider, Anheuser-Busch will subcontract workers from union-staffed Clean-Tech for the brewery and its corporate headquarters.

The Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act requires employers to provide five paid days off per year that can be used for any reason. City employees not covered by union already earned one week of vacation and 104 hours of sick time per year.

While dispensary workers see progress, marijuana manufacturing employees say they are stuck in a ‘gray area,’ unable to unionize because they may be considered agriculture workers.

On Tuesday, U.S. Steel sent more than 1,000 notices to employees, warning of potential layoffs. However, Local 1899's president said Wednesday he expects the number to be closer to the 400 who have already lost their jobs.

The move comes after steelmaking was partially idled at the Granite City plant in October, leading to roughly 400 temporary layoffs. Company leaders now tell workers they can meet steel demand through their other plants.

Workers from all eight unionized Starbucks stores in the St. Louis region joined thousands of the chain's employees across the nation in a one-day strike, calling for active bargaining and a fair contract.

Despite the Wentzville GM plant production workers voting against the deal, the contract between UAW and the automaker passed nationally giving long-time workers a raise of about 33%. Some newer workers and temps will see their pay more than double.