More than 40 percent of Minnesota workers lack access to paid sick days
Some 41% of Minnesota workers lack access to even a single day of earned sick time, a new report finds.
Register now for Basic Arbitration class
Friday, Sept. 12, is the deadline to register for a Basic Arbitration course offered by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
Thousands sign cards to urge action on transportation
More than 2,800 people signed cards at the Minnesota State Fair urging legislators to fix transportation in 2015.
The effort was coordinated by AFSCME Council 5 and its Move MN coalition partners at their kiosk in the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s labor pavilion.
Workers at one Bloomington hotel organize; labor dispute at another
Workers at the Radisson Blu Mall of America hotel have chosen to unionize, but another Bloomington hotel – the Ramada Mall of America – is not negotiating, UNITE HERE Local 17 reported.
California on verge of enacting paid sick leave legislation
California is on the verge of enacting a state-wide paid sick leave law and a second law that extends worker rights and protections to millions of temps and subcontracted workers.
Minneapolis unions support Coalition for Quality Public Schools
The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, supports a coalition calling for smaller class sizes in the Minneapolis Public Schools and “full service community schools” with wraparound support services.
McDonald’s workers block streets during nationwide wage protests
Fast food workers began strikes, protests and sit-ins in the streets in Chicago and more than 150 other U.S. cities and towns Thursday in their stepped-up drive for a $15 hourly wage.
Sept. 6: Firefighters invite public to Operation Warm fundraiser
Minneapolis Firefighters Local 82 will hold an “Operation Warm” fundraiser Saturday to provide coats to young people this winter.
Minnesota fast food workers take part in nationwide strike
Workers at McDonald’s, Subway and other fast food restaurants in the Twin Cities joined a nationwide strike Thursday for $15 an hour and the right to form a union.
Gustafson honored for his legacy of leadership
Dan Gustafson, Jr., who began his career as a plasterer and ended as leader of Minnesota’s labor movement, has been honored with a plaque at the Minneapolis Labor Center.