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LOCAL UNIONS BANNER AT&T BUILDING FOLLOWING TRAGIC DEATH OF WORKER
Why are known bad contractors allowed to continue to operate in our region? [...]
TEAMSTERS WIN HISTORIC UPS CONTRACT
On July 25th, the Teamsters reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the [...]
NEW OSHA RULE PROPOSAL WILL REQUIRE THAT YOUR PPE ACTUALLY FITS PROPERLY
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the [...]
JUNE 20TH RESULTS: UNIONS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE KANSAS CITY ELECTIONS
Union-endorsed candidates simply dominated the Kansas City, MO municipal elections on June 20th, with the [...]
PRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT: AFL-CIO ENDORSES PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
The General Board of the AFL-CIO—representing 60 unions and more than 12.5 million workers—voted to [...]
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE: HIGH UNION-DENSITY STATES HAVE BETTER DEMOCRACIES
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute covering a wide range of effects that [...]
SUPREME COURT BETRAYS AMERICAN WORKERS
For the umpteenth time, the United States Supreme Court has once again sided with wealthy [...]
KCMO CITY COUNCIL ADVANCES DOWNTOWN TOWER
The St. Louis-based developer behind the ongoing Wonderland project at 19th and Broadway and the [...]
NEW DETENTION CENTER MOVING FORWARD
The Jackson County Legislature has voted to begin construction on the new Jackson County Detention [...]
Victory to the North: Michigan Repeals “Right-To-Work”
Michigan State Democrats and Gov. Gretchen “Big Gretch” Whitmer have looked the scabs, fat cats, leeches, rats, and [...]
New Building Trades Business Manager Ralph Oropeza
Ralph Oropeza has been unanimously selected as the next Business Manager of the Greater Kansas City Building and [...]
MO Republicans Attacking Rights of Citizens
Missouri Republicans, who have supermajority control of both the Missouri State House and Missouri State Senate, are trying [...]
Building Trades’ Martiny to Take Role With OPCMIA
Alise G. Martiny, the longtime Business Manager of the Greater Kansas City Building and Construction Trades Council, has [...]
Rep. Cleaver Secures More Than $91 Million for Local Projects
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II announced that he has successfully secured $91.85 million in Community [...]
IBEW President Lonnie R. Stephenson Retires, International Secretary-Treasurer Kenneth W. Cooper Named New President
According to a statement put out by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International [...]
Rail strike averted by forcing agreement between unions, employers
After President Biden pushed Congress to halt a costly union strike, the “Pro-Union” President [...]
KU Faculty and Academic Staff Announce Union Organizing Effort
University of Kansas faculty and academic staff on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses announced today [...]
International Teamsters’ Leadership Visits Kansas City Members At Work
“They are in the trenches with us” is the sentiment being murmured by Teamsters all [...]
Union Endorsements Help Push Candidates Over Finish Line in 2022 Midterms
Jackson County Executive Frank White secured re-election in the midterms with the support of [...]
IBEW Local 1464 members strike over misclassification of workers and for fair wages!
IBEW Local 1464 members are on strike at Wabtec in Kansas City, MO. The facility that [...]
IBEW Local 53 Sent Hundreds of Members South to Help with Hurricane Ian Recovery
Many Americans, particularly those in the south and southeast, have formative memories of hurricanes threatening [...]
Local 2-Signed Contractor Zahner Wins First Place National Safety Award from SMACNA
Pictured from Left to Right: Bill Anderson - field foreman, Sean Parrett - shop [...]
OPINION: Trudy Busch Valentine
Dear Brothers and Sisters: My name is Trudy Busch Valentine, and I am asking for [...]
Trudy Busch Valentine Op-Ed: “Nobody’s senator but yours!”
Dear Brothers and Sisters: My name is Trudy Busch Valentine, and I am asking for [...]