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Teamsters File Petition for Election
Workers at XPO Freight in Kansas City, Kan. delivered a petition to their management notifying the company that they seek to form a union as members of Teamsters Local 41. The workers plan to join [...]
Kansas City Could Be Home to One of the World’s Largest Data Centers
Diode Ventures LLC, a subsidiary of Overland Park-based Black & Veatch, one of the area's biggest engineering firms is working on a three-phase plan that would span more than 6 million square feet of new [...]
Union News
Iron Workers Local 10 on the Job at the Intercity Viaduct Project
Ironworkers Local 10 are on the job at the Lewis and Clark Viaduct Bridge project. As you can see, this [...]
Labor Beacon Spotlight
Meet Judy Ancel, fierce advocate of unions and workers rights. We were fortunate to have Judy share some insight with [...]
BUILD KCI: PROVIDES UPDATES
The Build KCI team took the New Terminal to new heights by installing the first vertical steel beams on Monday, [...]
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Iron Workers Local 10 on the Job at the Intercity Viaduct Project
Ironworkers Local 10 are on the job at the Lewis and Clark Viaduct Bridge project. As you can see, this is no easy task. Twenty piers were required to support the westbound Lewis and Clark Viaduct, which was built in 1962. (Video by Iron Worker [...]
Labor Beacon Spotlight
Meet Judy Ancel, fierce advocate of unions and workers rights. We were fortunate to have Judy share some insight with the Labor Beacon in our spotlight feature this issue. Her impressive story is inspiring to all who are advocates of working people. From left, [...]
Teamsters File Petition for Election
Workers at XPO Freight in Kansas City, Kan. delivered a petition to their management notifying the company that they seek to form a union as members of Teamsters Local 41. The workers plan to join their co-workers who have already voted to form their union [...]
Kansas City Could Be Home to One of the World’s Largest Data Centers
Diode Ventures LLC, a subsidiary of Overland Park-based Black & Veatch, one of the area's biggest engineering firms is working on a three-phase plan that would span more than 6 million square feet of new construction and encompasses as many as 13 data center buildings. [...]
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