Nixon promises union-friendly state government
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On: Nov 17, 2008 (08:24:48)
Jefferson City — Democratic governor-elect Jay Nixon promised to move quickly to set the state on a track of promoting its medical and scientific industries as a source of jobs for the future, while restoring health care for thousands of children, disabled and elderly who were cut off the state’s health care program for the poor by Gov. Matt Blunt, a Republican Read
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Union voters drive Obama’s historic victory
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On: Nov 17, 2008 (08:20:00)
By DANA SPITZER Managing Editor Washington — Union voters played an important role in President-elect Barack Obama’s historic victory, delivering a critical bloc of support in swing states that helped propel Obama and other working family candidates to big wins in congressional races, according to election-night polls by the AFL-CIO and the Change To Win Federation Read
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Teamsters keeping pressure on
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On: Nov 14, 2008 (11:42:00)
Hazelwood — Members of Teamsters Local 618 held a rally Saturday at Valley Ford, 675 Dunn Rd., to mark the one-year anniversary of their strike for a new contract. The Teamsters and Machinists District 9 both have been on strike — and continue to picket — at the dealer Read
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Labor Tribune wins
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On: Nov 06, 2008 (13:15:03)
Washington — The St. Louis and Southern Illinois Labor Tribune won three awards in national competition with other labor publications, it was announced by the International Labor Communications Association, the communications arm of the AFL-CIO Read
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Record crowd of 100,000 greets Obama at Gateway Arch
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On: Oct 29, 2008 (08:51:42)
St. Louis — Sen. Barack Obama brought his presidential campaign to Missouri last week, speaking to crowds of 100,000 here and 75,000 in Kansas City, highlighting the importance Missouri has assumed in the presidential race Read
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Newspaper Guild soup kitchen
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On: Oct 24, 2008 (11:54:05)
St. Louis — In a symbolic protest last week against the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s lay-off of 20 employees, including 17 union members, plus sending some jobs earlier to India, Newspaper Guild/CWA Local 36047 set up a soup kitchen outside the newspaper as hundreds of subscribers were standing in line to take advantage of a company promotion to boost advertising and circulation Read
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CWA Local 6300 emerges from marriage of Locals 6310 and 6320
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On: Oct 24, 2008 (11:18:36)
Maryland Heights — Two Communications Workers of America locals, 6310 and 6320, have merged to form Local 6300, which will now be one of the largest unions in the St. Louis area with 5,000 members. Local 6300 members are employed by the AT&T Family of Companies and Verizon, plus many members of the print and media industries in the St. Louis area Read
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