Union Workers /tags/union-workers Union Workers en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:19:37 GMT St. Louis University graduate students launch unionization effort to improve conditions /education/2024-10-22/st-louis-university-graduate-students-launch-unionization-effort-to-improve-conditions St. Louis University graduate students who work as graduate assistants, teaching assistants or research assistants have filed a petition to unionize after months of planning. The graduate students filed the petition Monday seeking to become members of the United Auto Workers. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:19:37 GMT /education/2024-10-22/st-louis-university-graduate-students-launch-unionization-effort-to-improve-conditions Chad Davis Report shows Illinois union participation declining despite growth in new petitions /economy-business/2024-09-02/report-shows-illinois-union-participation-declining-despite-growth-new-petitions ‘State of the Unions’ study shows public sector unions shrink following 2018 Janus decision. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-09-02/report-shows-illinois-union-participation-declining-despite-growth-new-petitions Jerry Nowicki Illinois unions look to state for solutions after year of higher education labor action /education/2024-01-04/illinois-university-unions-look-to-state-for-help At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, negotiations are ongoing between campus leadership and the labor union that represents the university's clerical workers. A recent report found Illinois' public university employees were paid 21% less than state agency workers in similar jobs. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-01-04/illinois-university-unions-look-to-state-for-help Andrew Adams Activists call for safer conditions at Amazon warehouses following Edwardsville collapse /economy-business/2022-01-27/activists-rally-for-better-working-conditions-following-amazon-warehouse-collapse Six people died when a tornado hit the Amazon warehouse, which labor advocates say highlighted the unsafe working conditions at the company. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:10:43 GMT /economy-business/2022-01-27/activists-rally-for-better-working-conditions-following-amazon-warehouse-collapse Eric Schmid St. Louis County To Boost Wages For Lowest-Paid County Employees To $15 By 2022 /politics-issues/2020-01-30/st-louis-county-to-boost-wages-for-lowest-paid-county-employees-to-15-by-2022 Updated on Jan. 31 with new information on negotions between SEIU Local 1 and contractors.The janitorial bargaining team representing SEIU Local 1 has… Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:03:37 GMT /politics-issues/2020-01-30/st-louis-county-to-boost-wages-for-lowest-paid-county-employees-to-15-by-2022 Kayla Drake, Kae M. Petrin