Current KC Labor Beacon Stories
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 [...]
Building Trades’ Martiny to Take Role With OPCMIA
Alise G. Martiny, the longtime Business Manager of the Greater Kansas City [...]
Rep. Cleaver Secures More Than $91 Million for Local Projects
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II announced that he has successfully [...]
IBEW President Lonnie R. Stephenson Retires, International Secretary-Treasurer Kenneth W. Cooper Named New President
According to a statement put out by the International [...]
Rail strike averted by forcing agreement between unions, employers
After President Biden pushed Congress to halt a costly [...]
KU Faculty and Academic Staff Announce Union Organizing Effort
University of Kansas faculty and academic staff on the Lawrence [...]
International Teamsters’ Leadership Visits Kansas City Members At Work
“They are in the trenches with us” is the sentiment [...]
Union Endorsements Help Push Candidates Over Finish Line in 2022 Midterms
Jackson County Executive Frank White secured re-election in the [...]
IBEW Local 1464 members strike over misclassification of workers and for fair wages!
IBEW Local 1464 members are on strike at Wabtec in [...]
IBEW Local 53 Sent Hundreds of Members South to Help with Hurricane Ian Recovery
Many Americans, particularly those in the south and southeast, have [...]
Local 2-Signed Contractor Zahner Wins First Place National Safety Award from SMACNA
Pictured from Left to Right: Bill Anderson - field [...]
OPINION: Trudy Busch Valentine
Dear Brothers and Sisters: My name is Trudy Busch Valentine, [...]
Trudy Busch Valentine Op-Ed: “Nobody’s senator but yours!”
Dear Brothers and Sisters: My name is Trudy Busch Valentine, [...]
OPINION: Vote Yes! on Question 1
Stand United with #KC Tourism & Vote Yes! on Question [...]
November Election 2022: Pro-Worker Endorsements
November Election Endorsements
LEPCI Representatives of the Year Honored
LEPCI Labor Representatives Honored
IUPAT DC 3 Announces New Roles
After eight years at IUPAT DC 3’s [...]
Union Give Back to Their Community Hosting ‘Take a Kids Fishing Day’
Nearly 200 young anglers and their families lined the [...]
U.S. Approval Of Labor Unions ‘At Highest Point Since 1965’
Seventy-one percent of Americans now approve of Labor Unions. [...]
Former Local 518 Business Manager to Lead OPCMIA
Former Local 518 Business Manager to Lead OPCMIA From Left: [...]
Opinion: This Labor Day let’s remember who made America great
Trudy Busch Valentine Opinion from: Trudy Busch Valentine [...]