St. Louis Labor Council

08/28/2026

The Department of Homeland Security is illegally investigating CWA and SEIU meetings and financial records.

Yesterday news broke of a sweeping undercover investigation by the Department of Homeland Security in Minnesota early this year to infiltrate and surveil meetings and obtain the financial records of nonprofit groups and two of the country’s largest unions, the Communications Workers (CWA) and the ...

08/28/2026

You sign the petitions 🖊️
You vote for the issues ✅
You deserve to see your vote in action 💪

🚨 Stop the Tricks, Vote Yes on 6 🚨

Support Labor at the Yes on 6 Campaign Launch.
Tuesday, Sept. 1st. Doors open 3:30 PM.
Meet at Sheet Metal Workers' Local 36
Address: 2319 Choteau Ave., Suite 100, 63101.

Sign-up Here: https://www.mobilize.us/moaflcio/event/1018519/

08/27/2026

Congratulations to the newest graduating classes from Missouri Works Initiative!

St. Louis – Twenty-three students recently graduated from the Missouri Works Initiative’s (MWI) apprentice ready programs, preparing them for life-changing careers in the construction and manufacturing industries. To continue reading this story, login or sign up for a digital access subscription...

08/24/2026

Fred Wellman, the Democratic nominee for Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District, recently joined the Jefferson County Labor Club to discuss his campaign, his priorities, and the issues that matter most to working families.

By SHERI GASSAWAY Missouri Correspondent Fred Wellman has won the Democratic nomination for the Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District and will face off against Republican incumbent Ann Wagner in the Nov. 3 election. To continue reading this story, login or sign up for a digital access subscription...

08/23/2026

Workers at Alamo Drafthouse in St. Louis are organizing with the UAW, citing low wages, reduced hours, and inconsistent scheduling. As one worker put it, “I felt like we needed a voice at the table.”

By BRUCE DARNELL Correspondent Citing issues such as reduced hours, inconsistent scheduling and low pay, workers at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, located in the City Foundry, are building support for a unionization vote. To do this, they’ve enlisted the help of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Region ...

08/21/2026

CEO pay is at a record high while working people are still struggling to keep up with the cost of living. The playing field is not level.

By MARK GRUENBERG PAI Staff Writer Washington (PAI) — The gap between median CEO pay and median U.S. worker pay grew to a record 312-to-one last year, the AFL-CIO’s annual Executive Paywatch report shows. To continue reading this story, login or sign up for a digital access subscription today.Ge...

08/20/2026

volunteers and apprentices stepped up to help more than 2,000 St.Louis area children get ready for the school year.

By ED FINKELSTEIN Publisher Emeritus Once again, Organized Labor’s helping hands were extended to help the St. Louis Chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) set up their annual Back To School Store that provides thousands of youngsters with all new school supplies. To continue readi...

08/18/2026

If pay increases matched our increase in productivity, we’d all be making about 40% more on every paycheck.

The huge gap between rising incomes at the top and stagnating pay for the rest of us shows that workers are no longer benefiting from their rising productivity. Before 1979, worker pay and productivity grew in tandem. But since 1979, productivity has grown eight times faster than typical worker pay....

08/17/2026

Workers run our economy, it’s time we got our fair share through power.

Tripling union membership would level the playing field for working people By ROXANNE D. BROWN International President United Steelworkers My mom was a single parent. She raised my brother and me, paid every bill on time, and bought a house of her own, breaking into the middle class with hard work a...