Labor Tribune

01/13/2026

Man without a plan. | Missourians cannot afford to have health insurance premiums go through the roof. We need action NOW to lower costs & improve care.

Extending the ACA to prevent price hikes is a good first step. The President’s threat to veto this bipartisan bill makes no sense. What’s his plan?

01/10/2026

We’ll have more about the vote in Thursday’s print/digital edition

01/09/2026

BREAKING: The House voted to extend the ACA tax credits. This vote is a promising step to save 130,000 health care jobs and stop a massive spike in health care costs.

We commend the Republicans and Democrats who stood with working people. https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-house-vote-extend-aca-credits-shows-power-working-people

01/08/2026

Kaldi’s Coffee workers will vote tomorrow on joining Unite Here Local 74.

By TIM ROWDEN Editor-in-Chief Ahead of a union vote this Friday, Jan. 9, Kaldi’s Coffee workers and community allies gathered the company’s Skinker Boulevard location Dec. 29 to announce the filing of three Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) charges and call on the coffee company to stop union busting...

01/08/2026

Heads up!

01/08/2026

Some 150 union members and community supporters turned out for a sip-in today at Kaldi’s Cafe on Skinker Boulevard where workers are preparing to vote tomorrow on unionizing with UNITE HERE Local 74.

01/07/2026

Join us in celebrating this months service awards! Congratulations!

Pictured L to R: President Chad Fletcher, Stephen Lindewirth-5 years, and Treasurer Ray Rose-35 years

01/07/2026

Here's a peek at Thursday's print/digital edition!

01/07/2026

Congratulations to Levi Orf, Soungmin You, Lane Schroeter, Eli Schulze, and Micah McMenamy on becoming members of IBEW Local 1439! Welcome to the Brotherhood.

01/07/2026

Congrats to United Media Guild Business Representative Robin Harvey, who was sworn in as a delegate to the St. Louis Labor Council!

CONGRATS to United Media Guild Business Representative Robin Harvey (left), who was sworn in as a delegate to the Greater St. Louis Labor Council by President Pat Kellett at the Council’s Dec. 16 delegates meeting. – Labor Tribune photo  

01/07/2026

Every year, with little fanfare, the Metro North Fire Protection District, IAFF Local 2665 Professional Fire Fighters of Eastern Missouri, bring in parents and caregivers in their district to pick out toys for children, from infants to 10 or 12 year olds, who otherwise likely wouldn’t have one.

By TIM ROWDEN Editor-in-Chief Jennings, MO – Metro North Fire Protect District Chief Dave Volz stood in the middle of a room brimming with pride on Dec. 22 while Sharita Torrince and her daughter K’Lyee Smith, 18, perused a room full of toys to select gifts for Torrince’s four grandchildren, a...