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Tavis Campbell writes, "Mike understands that city growth, coupled with city policy, have burdened the Fire Department to a point where the department can no longer effectively manage operations."

According to the city, a mechanic-welder will receive $36.74 hourly starting next July. That will increase to $43.98 by July 2026. A lead worker will also receive $38.99 starting next July and $46.73 starting July 2026.

The United Auto Workers declared a strike at midnight Thursday after negotiations for a new contract failed with “Detroit Three” auto manufacturers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

All but one voting member of the City Council on Monday night approved a collective bargaining agreement with the Missoula Police Department in a move that brings officers' pay closer to the market average.

The Starbucks on Grant Creek Road is the second store in Missoula to petition to unionize after the store on Brooks Street successfully petitioned and voted to unionize their store.

Public workers in Colorado who work in settings like school districts, hospitals and courts could soon receive labor protections afforded to private-sector workers under a bill making its way through the Colorado Legislature.

The latest effort to make Montana a “right-to-work” state was tabled in a House committee Wednesday less than a week after hundreds of union members packed the Capitol in opposition to House Bill 448.

The bill’s supporters said it would protect workers’ freedom, but opponents said it was an attack on Montana unions.

Rep. Gary Parry, R-Colstrip, voted with a committee majority to table a bill that tried to revise labor laws despite, he said, being threatened with retaliation if he failed to support it.

The billionaire-backed Freedom Foundation has set foot in Montana with its goal to dismantle unions and fight bosses who have “ripped off workers.”