A labor union representing caregivers at Missouri’s Veterans Homes claims the health of veterans is being put at risk by what the union considers a bad policy. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) alleges the administration of the state’s seven homes forces the caregivers to go about their tasks – even when the employees are sick with contagious illnesses. [Read more...]
Lawsuit filed over school and ambulance district construction contracts
November 2, 2009 By
An organization representing non-union construction industry companies and their employees is involved in a legal challenge against the Office of Administration, the Attorney General, and others over two projects the organization claims are in violation of a 2007 Missouri law prohibiting the awarding of union-only construction contracts for publicly-funded projects without public scrutiny. The Heart of America Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors has filed the lawsuit ABC Lawsuit in Cole County Circuit Court alleging the actions of the Bayless School District in St. Louis and the St. Charles County Ambulance District were illegal. [Read more...]
