United We Stand Conference – St. Louis

United We Stand Conference – St. Louis

On Labor Day 2017, WES took a stand with fast-food and other low-wage workers as they stood up and challenged the legislatures’ recalcitrance rolling back the recent $10 per-hour wage increase, thereby denying up-wards to 30,000 St. Louis workers their...
WES on Charlottesville

WES on Charlottesville

WES and our members, like all progressive, decent, sincere people is heartbroken by the events in Charlettesville. As you would expect, our members participated in solidarity actions here; we braved the streets, like our comrades across the country and one WES member...
WES in the Press

WES in the Press

If you’ve ever wondered about WES’s foundational politics, our history and long-term strategy for social change, please check out the recent interview of WES president, Tony Pecinovsky in the Jacobin. Not only is WES beginning to get recognized more and...
WES Awards, Honoring Gerald Horne

WES Awards, Honoring Gerald Horne

The St. Louis Workers’ Education Society proudly hosted the first-ever WES Awards on September 22nd, 2017, honoring Gerald Horne. Gerald is a St. Louis native, WES supporter, distinguished professor and prolific historian of over 30 books, primarily on African...
Pride and Power Rally for Access

Pride and Power Rally for Access

WES Community partners Coalition for Truth in Independence (CTI) hosted a rally for access on Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 at the Old Courthouse, Downtown. The St. Louis Workers’ Education Society joined them. They gathered to raise awareness and act on issues that...