Tim Rowden

1 month ago | portside.org | Tim Rowden

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond Talks About Attacks on Organized Labor, and Why Union Members Voted for Trump Published April 10, 2025 Fred Redmond, national secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, was in town Saturday, March 29, for a rally at the Gateway Arch, hosted by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the AFL-CIO, protesting President Donald Trump’s attacks on the federal workforce, and his recent executive order stripping federal workers of their collective...

Nov 8, 2024 | peoplesworld.org | Tim Rowden |Mark Gruenberg |John Wojcik

ST. LOUIS – Choosing Trump did not necessarily mean people opposed worker rights, abortion rights or other key progressive policies. Five states voted on wage-related measures in 2024. The federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009. In the absence of action at the national level, 30 states and 63 localities have raised their own minimum wages beyond the federal minimum of $7.25.

Jun 17, 2024 | newspub.live | Tim Rowden

3 ‘When Josh Hawley calls himself pro-worker, he doesn’t mean us’SEN. JOSH HAWLEY (R-Mo.)(left) is being called out by Missouri tradeswomen for his defense of a speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (right), who told graduates of Benedictine College last month they should aspire to be homemakers.

May 6, 2024 | labortribune.com | Tim Rowden |Lynn Alpert

By TIM ROWDENEditor-in-ChiefHazelwood, MO — Boeing’s defense arm announced last week it has reached a deal to purchase key supplier GKN Aerospace, saving the north St. Louis County factory that was set to wind down operations by the end of the year. Boeing, which had previously owned GKN until selling it off in 2001, said the facility is critical to the production of its fighter jets.

May 6, 2024 | labortribune.com | Tim Rowden |Lynn Alpert

By TIM ROWDENEditor-in-ChiefSt. Louis – Teachers and support staff at KIPP St. Louis charter high school returned to the strike line Monday, April 29,after calling a one-day strike at the school on April 19 to demand a fair contract. With no movement from KIPP administrators, teachers and staff called a new strike to demand a fair contract.