Unions

In the early 1900s, Sarah Lloyd Green was notorious for sticking it to the man as a feminist, suffragette and labor organizer in Kansas City. Her story isn't well known, but she was a champion for Black and white laundry workers and even started a waitress union.

The Alps Apartments Tenant Union argues the landlord is effectively evicting them to build luxury units many of them can’t afford. Landlord says, "I make no apologies."

Segment 1: Why one teacher decided to call it quits.Amid much tension and back-and-forth between the Shawnee Mission School District and the teacher's…

Segment 1: Flooded fields and fallout from trade wars could mean another rocky year for farmers.Climate change, flooding, and bankruptcies are just a few…

Segment 1: Unionization of Graduate WorkersAt universities across the country, graduate workers are calling for better wages and benefits. In this…

At the end of last year, most telecom analysts thought the proposed $26 billion merger between Sprint and T-Mobile was coasting towards an easy approval…

When Terrence Wise testified in front of Congress on Feb. 7, it wasn't the first time he'd visited Washington. The minimum-wage worker and organizer…

Segment 1: What's going on with unions in Missouri?Last year, union membership in Missouri went up, bucking a national trend of declining numbers. But the…

Segment 1: Local leader of Fight for $15 told his personal story at a U.S. House hearing to support an increase of the federal minimum wage. It's been a…

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s budget plan includes a raise for all state employees, who on average are the lowest-paid in the nation.“We're going to invest…

Segment 1: Control of venerable jazz institution to be decided in court. Kansas City is home to three National Historic Landmarks, and an unassuming…

Segment 1: Veteran Chicago firefighter begins stint in Kansas City, Kansas, with 100-day plan.Two months in as chief of the Kansas City Kansas Fire…