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Banned, Yet Bidding: Indicted and Suspended, Non-Union Florida Company in Line for Eight VA Contracts
October 9, 2026
IUPAT DC 3
Shuttlewagon Workers Win Their Union Election
October 6, 2026
IAFF Local 42
IAFF Local 42 and City of Kansas City Reach Agreement on Binding Arbitration Award
September 18, 2026
Missouri
Proposition A to Appear on November Ballots as Missouri Congressional Map Lawsuit Continues
September 18, 2026
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Kansas City
Kansas City Negotiates with KC Current, Approves $1.4 Billion Riverfront Redevelopment Agreement
ATU Local 1287
KC Transit Funding Saves 48 Union Jobs, But Long-Term Funding Remains Uncertain
Kansas City
City of Kansas City Creates New Small Business Program for Contracts, Retires MWBE Program
Kansas City
Streetcar Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Join Teamsters
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NATIONAL
National
Banned, Yet Bidding: Indicted and Suspended, Non-Union Florida Company in Line for Eight VA Contracts
National
New AFL-CIO Resolution Calls for AI Protections in the Workplace
National
Missouri and Kansas Labor Leaders Attend 30th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention
National
National and State House Bills to Influence Joint-Employer Rules, Roll Back Worker Protections
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UNION NEWS
IUPAT DC 3
Shuttlewagon Workers Win Their Union Election
IAFF Local 42
IAFF Local 42 and City of Kansas City Reach Agreement on Binding Arbitration Award
SMART Local 2
5 Members in 2 years — Meet the New Leadership at SMART Local 2
Missouri Kansas Laborers’ D.C.
Workers Rally at Mizzou Over Wages and Health Care Benefit Cuts
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MISSOURI
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Proposition A to Appear on November Ballots as Missouri Congressional Map Lawsuit Continues
Julia Williams
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September 18, 2026
Will Amendment 6 Appear on November Ballots? The Missouri Supreme Court to Rule in September
Julia Williams
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August 20, 2026
Advocacy Organization Files Lawsuit After Hoskins Deems Redistricting Referendum Unconstitutional
Julia Williams
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August 5, 2026
Who Are Local Unions Endorsing in Tuesday’s Election in Missouri?
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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July 31, 2026
IUPAT DC 3 Secures Campaign of the Year
Julia Williams
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April 2, 2026
IAFF Local 781 Becomes Latest Union to Endorse Kevin King for Mayor of Independence
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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January 17, 2026
Where Will the Boys in Blue Play Ball in 2031? Kansas City Seeks Answers
Julia Williams
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January 9, 2026
Pondering Missouri’s Woes
John B. Boyd
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December 30, 2025
Plumbers Local 8 Hosts Annual Member “Santa Day”
Julia Williams
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December 17, 2025
Texas Developer Releases Plaza Redevelopment Plans, Concerns Local Unions
Julia Williams
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December 16, 2025
Dutch AI Company to Triple Independence Power Capacity with 10-Building Data Center
Julia Williams
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December 16, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: DNC Announces New Investment, Organizational Support in Missouri to Stop Trump’s Rigged Maps From Taking Hold
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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September 29, 2025
KANSAS
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The Kansas I Want for Our Children
Ethan Corson
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July 31, 2026
Lawrence Brewer Earns Union Support in Challenge to Incumbent
Katherine Alvidrez
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July 31, 2026
Hundreds of Workers Rally in Topeka at Annual Kansas AFL-CIO Labor Rally and Lobby Day
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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January 15, 2026
Union Endorsements in Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte Elections – November 4th, 2025
Staff
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October 20, 2025
Pro-Union Kansans to Gather on January 14th in Topeka for Annual Labor Rally & Lobby Day featuring Gov. Kelly!
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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January 7, 2025
Company Plans to Invest Millions in Unionized KCK Plant
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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December 13, 2024
Kansas City-Area Union-Allied Democrats Win House Minority Leader Positions
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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December 13, 2024
Kansas 2024 General Election Endorsements from the Tri-County AFL-CIO
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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October 7, 2024
Rep. Davids Continues Her Quarter Organized Labor Rountable at Tri-County AFL-CIO
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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October 7, 2024
Kansas FINALLY Improves Workers Comp
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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April 22, 2024
Representative Sharice Davids Visits Union-Operated Ports on West Coast
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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February 29, 2024
Leadership Updates: Tri-County Labor Council of Eastern Kansas
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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February 12, 2024
UPCOMING & PAST
EVENTS
Local AFL-CIO, Working Familys’ Friend Partner to Host Inaugural “Solidarity Showdown”
Julia Williams
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January 26, 2026
Red Cup Rebellion Continues, KC DSA Joins the Picket Line
Julia Williams
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January 9, 2026
Plumbers Local 8 Hosts Annual Member “Santa Day”
Julia Williams
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December 17, 2025
BAC Local 15 Apprentice Finalists Represent 3 States at Annual Competition
Julia Williams
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December 16, 2025
Scholarship Opportunity Deadline Approaching
Staff
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September 12, 2025
Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Program
Judy Ancel
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February 6, 2025
February 15th: Annual Valentine’s Dance
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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February 6, 2025
7th Annual UAW Local 31 Hoops Invitational
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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October 24, 2024
2024 Working Families’ Friend BBQ Cook-Off
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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October 17, 2024
OPCMIA Local 518 Members Don’t Let Rain Stop Their Annual Family Picnic
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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October 13, 2024
2024 George Meany Awards
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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October 7, 2024
SMART Local 2 Day at the K 2024
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan
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October 1, 2024
