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Julia Williams — a Kansas City native — is a reporter and digital producer for The Labor Beacon. A University of Missouri School of Journalism alumna, she previously served as the editor-in-chief of The Northeast News before joining The Labor Beacon staff.  Williams’s grandfather was a Claycomo Ford Motor Company retiree and avid UAW Local 249 supporter, allowing her to understand the union difference from a young age.  In her free time, Williams enjoys spending time with her family, traveling to see her friends and hanging out at home with her cat, Greta. She loves a good cup of coffee, seeing local, live music and shopping secondhand.  With a passion for storytelling, she hopes to bring her knowledge of journalistic integrity to the Kansas City union community — giving union and labor workers a voice, while holding people in powerful positions accountable.     

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UA Apprentice Becomes First Pipefitters Local 533 to Receive NABTU Tradeswomen Heroes Award

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At 10:30 a.m. on June 29, pipefitter Meghan Barton was asked to make her way to Pipefitters Local 533 to...

Former BAC Local 15 Union Hall Business Agent Concludes First Semester as Apprenticeship Program Training Director

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While he was growing up in a non-union town of 7,550 residents, 80 miles from Kansas City, International Union of...

IAFF Local 42 Holds the City of Kansas City in Contempt Order for Collective Bargaining Agreement Violation

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On June 8, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 42 announced in a press release that it was...

Advocacy Organization Files Lawsuit After Hoskins Deems Redistricting Referendum Unconstitutional

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An organizing effort over a year in the making ended in the hands of Missouri Secretary of State Dennis “Denny”...

SMART Local 2 Ends Strike in Topeka, Renegotiates Fair Contract Agreement

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TOPEKA, Kan. - After a nine-day strike, members of Sheet Metal Workers (SMART) Local 2 returned to work on Tuesday, July 21 — reaching...
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