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We are the only labor paper in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area that is officially endorsed by all of the Major Labor Councils in this area.
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LABOR LOSES LONGTIME FRIEND JERRY HELMICK
We are sad to report the passing of Jerry Helmick after a short battle with cancer. Jerry Helmick was a retired Business Agent from the U.F.C.W. and was currently working as a wage investigator for [...]
Unions Join Workers to Protest Wage Theft
Labor finally has a Kansas City Council that is listening to them. After recently passing an ordinance that would add prevailing wage to all incentivized projects, several council members, the Mayor and the City Manager [...]
AGAINST ALL ODDS, TEAMSTERS AND DEMOCRATS SAVE PENSIONS
They said it couldn’t be done. But they proved them wrong with the approval of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus measure containing a provision bolstering financially-troubled multiemployer pension plans that will ensure the retirements of [...]
Union News
Tri-County Labor Council 2021 Scholarship application period begins
Applications are now being accepted for the Tri-County Labor Council 2021 Scholarship. Those eligible must meet one of the following [...]
Labor Beacon Spotlight: Raven Printing
Raven Printing LLC is a family owned Union digital printing and mailing company located in North Kansas City MO at [...]
IBEW LOCAL 53 ORGANIZES STREETCAR DRIVERS & TECHS
Pictured from left, IBEW Local 53 Business Representative, Allen Dixon and IBEW Local 53 Business Manager, Eric Williams. [...]
KC Labor Beacon News Stories
BUILD KCI PHOTO RECEIVES TOP RECOGNITION
BUILD KCI PHOTO RECEIVES TOP RECOGNITION Congratulations to KCI Airport New Terminal Project photographer, Cheryl Schoenberg of From the Ground Up Photography, after being recognized for taking one of the top construction photos in 2020! Her photo of Ironworkers on the [...]
IBEW 124 RENEW ORGANIZATION DELIVERS WINTER CARE PACKAGES TO HOMELESS
RENEW IBEW 124 DELIVERS WINTER CARE PACKAGES TO HOMELESS On a cold Saturday, the IBEW 124 RENEW ORGANIZATION gathered at the retiree’s hall to collect donations for the homeless. Volunteers prepared 100 care bags and gathered car loads of winter gear. The items [...]
BIDEN, HARRIS HOST LABOR LEADERS TO DISCUSS CORONAVIRUS RELIEF AND INFRASTRUCTURE
WASHINGTON (PAI)— President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with labor leaders to discuss his proposed COVID relief package and investing in infrastructure. Biden gave the union presidents a warm welcome and added, “I think we have an incredible opportunity to make some [...]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY
IUPAT DC #3 apprentices have spent the past several weeks providing their services for the much needed repair of the 4 story domestic violence shelter located in the northeast section of Kansas City. Newhouse, the oldest domestic violence shelter in the city, founded [...]
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