The St. Louis carpenters union council was dissolved “to increase oversight of operations,” the Chicago branch, which has assumed control of the group’s functioning, said Thursday.
Media reports Tuesday said that the St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council had been dissolved, with the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters taking over.
A Thursday statement from the Chicago council said the move would boost its membership by 20,000, to more than 50,000. It also emphasized that the restructuring…