Current KC Labor Beacon Stories
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 [...]
TEAMSTERS WIN HISTORIC UPS CONTRACT
On July 25th, the Teamsters reached the most historic tentative [...]
JUNE 20TH RESULTS: UNIONS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE KANSAS CITY ELECTIONS
Union-endorsed candidates simply dominated the Kansas City, MO municipal elections [...]
PRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT: AFL-CIO ENDORSES PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
The General Board of the AFL-CIO—representing 60 unions and more [...]
SUPREME COURT BETRAYS AMERICAN WORKERS
For the umpteenth time, the United States Supreme Court has [...]
KCMO CITY COUNCIL ADVANCES DOWNTOWN TOWER
The St. Louis-based developer behind the ongoing Wonderland project at [...]
NEW DETENTION CENTER MOVING FORWARD
The Jackson County Legislature has voted to begin construction on [...]
Victory to the North: Michigan Repeals “Right-To-Work”
Michigan State Democrats and Gov. Gretchen “Big Gretch” Whitmer have looked the [...]
New Building Trades Business Manager Ralph Oropeza
Ralph Oropeza has been unanimously selected as the next Business Manager of [...]
MO Republicans Attacking Rights of Citizens
Missouri Republicans, who have supermajority control of both the Missouri State House [...]
