Ed Finkelstein
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Labor
Missouri: Paid petitioners offered $1,000 to provoke fights over phony RTW petition
April 12, 2018“Do not sign anything until you read it,” State Senate Minority Leader Gina Walsh told workers gathered for a rally at the state capitol.
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Labor
Uline exec backs “right-to-work” and right wing causes
March 5, 2018Richard Uhlein, the Illinois mega-donor executive, has contributed $500,000 to the effort to make Missouri a “right-to-work” (RTW) state.
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U.S.
Missouri GOP trying to muzzle voters
April 13, 2017Trying to make it harder for citizens to object to a terrible law is as un-American as it gets. But that's exactly what Missouri Republicans are out to do.
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Labor
St. Louis bricklayers strike ends in total victory
July 13, 2015The victory also ends a contractors' lawsuit that, had it succeeded, would have endangered all traditional union pension plans in the U.S.
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Labor
Pension plans at stake in Bricklayers dispute
May 20, 2015In current negotiations, the management trustees of the union's pension propose to radically change the union's pension plan.
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Labor
Sub-minimum wage Internet employer loses round one in federal court
September 19, 2013Some Internet companies misclassify their workers as "independent contractors," thereby paying them far less than the federal minimum wage.
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Labor
Painters uncover serious lead poisoning threat to St. Louis kids
August 14, 2013The St. Louis city school system hired the prime contractor, Raineri Construction, to renovate the two schools where there are special facilities for pregnant teens.
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Labor
IBEW members to install electric car charging stations
March 12, 2012Electrical Workers Local 1 and the St. Louis chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association have launched the first electrical car training program in Missouri.
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