St. Louis Labor Tribune

The St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune is one of America's oldest and most respected labor newspapers reaching about 60,000 subscribers each week, with more than 60 subscribing unions.

The Labor Tribune covers the national, regional and other local news important to Organized Labor. They’ve won over a dozen national editorial awards. International Labor Communications Association first place winner in the categories of General Excellence, Unique Performance, Outstanding Series, and Best Editorial.

LATEST ARTICLES BY St. Louis Labor Tribune

Labor

EPI report: Forced arbitration to cover 80% of private sector workers by 2024
September 4, 2019 By St. Louis Labor Tribune And PAI
Soon, only a small minority of American workers will be able to sue their employers.
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Politics

Tony Pecinovsky, St. Louis labor activist, runs for alderman
October 18, 2018 By St. Louis Labor Tribune
"Low-wage workers in St. Louis deserve political leaders who will stand up and fight for higher wages not when it is easy or convenient, but when it is hard."
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Labor

Missouri voters may have final say on “right to work”
February 24, 2017 By St. Louis Labor Tribune
“It’s appalling the GOP is so eager to snatch the security and opportunities of so many families away."
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U.S.

Tefere Gebre: America is about expanding democracy, not shrinking it
October 20, 2016 By PAI And St. Louis Labor Tribune
“This is about putting hurdles and barriers in front of people’s right to vote, because they don’t want your voices to be heard."
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Labor

St. Louis minimum wage hike threatened
July 9, 2015 By St. Louis Labor Tribune
Meanwhile, the GOP majority in the legislature is pushing HB722, to ban cities and counties from raising the minimum wage on their own.
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Labor

St. Louis unions giving to charities big time
January 8, 2014 By St. Louis Labor Tribune And PAI
When Americans think of labor unions, they think of union members campaigning for causes. But unions are a lot more, and their charity efforts in the St. Louis area show it.
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Labor

Utility workers: American Water in more hot water
December 12, 2011 By Press Associates And St. Louis Labor Tribune
The same highly-profitable nationwide utility that is trying to drastically raise rates on its St. Louis customers is using workers from a non-union labor law-breaking company to try to replace its Utility Worker members.
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Labor

Unions, not “right to work” laws, bring back an automaker
September 19, 2011 By St. Louis Labor Tribune
The labor movement is a key part of a recently successful effort to get a company to build a plant here that will produce diesel/electric vehicles.
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