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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.
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s about-face on right to work is seen by some as a welcome shift toward pro-labor policy and by others as election year pandering.
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‘State of the Unions’ study shows public sector unions shrink following 2018 Janus decision.
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The facility makes seats for vehicles including ones produced at the nearby General Motors plant. Workers want improvements to pay, health and safety and other conditions.
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Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside a busy street in Chester, highlighting what they described as perilous working conditions at the state’s largest maximum-security prison.
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In a new filing Monday, attorneys for Welch argued the Illinois Legislative Staff Association has no standing to sue over the speaker’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining with the would-be union’s members.
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The workers’ employer, CBD Kratom, agreed to remain neutral as the union conducted its election.
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The would-be union claims its members rights were violated under Illinois' 2022 ‘Workers’ Rights Amendment.’
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BeLeaf Medical is arguing the post-harvest employees at its Sinse facility in St. Louis don’t have the right to unionize because they’re considered agricultural workers.
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The new starting salary for teachers beginning with the next school year will be just shy of $50,000, district spokesman George Sells said.