Current KC Labor Beacon Stories
OPEN LETTER: PUBLIC RADIO CONTENT CREATORS UNIONIZE FOR BETTER WAGES, BENEFITS, AND JOB PROTECTIONS
We, the undersigned employees of KCUR – including Classical KC, [...]
GUEST COLUMN: Keeping our Teams in Jackson County and Building Our Labor Future
GUEST COLUMN by Mark Donovan, President, Kansas City Chiefs Brooks [...]
GUEST COLUMN: President Biden’s Investing in America Plan Allows for Kansas City to Build for a Bright, Equitable Future
GUEST COLUMN by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas When bulldozers [...]
IAM LODGE 778 REJECTS HONEYWELL CONTRACT
Approximately 1,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and [...]
GUEST PIECE: REP. AARON CROSSLEY IS PROPOSING A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR MISSOURI’S FIRST RESPONDERS
By: Missouri State Representative Aaron Crossley Organized labor is having [...]
BUILDING TRADES ISSUES STERN WARNING TO JACKSON COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS: “WE EXPECT PERFECT UNITY AROUND KEEPING OUR MEMBERS WORKING”
If you are sick of not knowing the future [...]
DIVIDED WE FALL: USW MEMBERS WORKING HARD AT STRIPPING AWAY TWO-TIERED SYSTEMS
When Rob Burd went to work at the Sensus/Xylem [...]
FUTURE OF FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY SECURED
The future of Fairfax Assembly, the General Motors factory [...]
GRUPO ANTOLIN UNIONIZES WITH TEAMSTERS
Teamsters Local 41 just quietly pulled off one of the [...]
SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS TO VOTE ON NEW TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, ENDING STRIKE
As of 12:01am on November 9, the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical/Streaming [...]
IBEW, IU0E, LIUNA SIGN HISTORIC SOLAR AGREEMENT
The presidents of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, [...]
$15 BILLION FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? KANSAS CITY STRIKES HISTORIC DEAL WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
On October he U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) established [...]
RAMIREZ SWORN IN AS STEELWORKERS INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
On October 13th, the United Steelworkers (USW) International Executive [...]
A BLUE-COLLAR WORKER FOR THE MISSOURI HOUSE – Guest piece by House Candidate Shirley Mata
I was sitting on the cold, hard pavement in [...]
NLRB’S CEMEX DECISION MAY MAKE ORGANIZING FASTER
“If I try to unionize, they will just fire me.” [...]
HALF PRICE BOOKS UNIONIZING IN KANSAS CITY
On October 7th, Half Price Books workers in [...]
MISSOURI UNION-ENDORSED BALLOT FOR JACKSON COUNTY & KANSASCITY QUESTIONS
On November 7th, voters in Jackson County, Missouri will be [...]
AFL-CIO ENDORSES QUADE FOR GOVERNOR IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
The Missouri AFL-CIO hasendorsed Crystal Quade for Governor [...]
UAW STRIKES BIG THREE
The United Auto Workers have walked out on strike against [...]
KANSAS CITY ROYALS ANNOUNCE TWO OPTIONS FOR FUTURE STADIUM
The Kansas City Royals have presented two options [...]
POLITICIANS AND UNIONS RALLY FOR JUSTICE FOR WORKER
Elected officials across Kansas City and Jackson County [...]
MOST PRO-UNION PRESIDENT EVER? PRESIDENT BIDEN FIXES PREVAILING WAGE RULE
President Biden is backing up his pro-union talk [...]
KANSAS CITY FAIR CONTRACTING ALLIANCE WINS KCMO ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT
The Kansas City Fair Contracting Alliance (KC FCA) is one [...]
LOCAL UNIONS BANNER AT&T BUILDING FOLLOWING TRAGIC DEATH OF WORKER
Why are known bad contractors allowed to continue [...]
Local Labor News
- OPEN LETTER: PUBLIC RADIO CONTENT CREATORS UNIONIZE FOR BETTER WAGES, BENEFITS, AND JOB PROTECTIONS
- GUEST COLUMN: Keeping our Teams in Jackson County and Building Our Labor Future
- GUEST COLUMN: President Biden’s Investing in America Plan Allows for Kansas City to Build for a Bright, Equitable Future