Minnesota Laborers’ FUNraiser nets thousands for charity
The Minnesota Laborers union inaugural Family FUNraiser & Picnic netted more than $23,000 for local charities, the union announced.
Appeals court says FedEx workers are employees, not independent contractors
A three-judge federal appeals panel has ruled that FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery drivers – 363 drivers in Oregon and 2,300 drivers in California – are “employees” under labor law, not “independent contractors.”
Jimmy John’s workers launch viral campaign for paid sick days
Three years ago, Jimmy John’s fired six Minneapolis sandwich workers for putting up over 3,000 posters publicizing a grisly truth: workers at the chain are routinely forced by company policy and low pay to come to work and make sandwiches while sick.
East Side Freedom Library program to consider Labor Day’s origins
The East Side Freedom Library will host “The History of Labor Day,” a free, public event to explore how Labor Day became a holiday, from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 28. The event will feature readings from historic labor speeches, music and solidarity.
Home care workers announce victory in historic union election
On Tuesday, Minnesota’s home care workers etched a new chapter in the state’s history, alongside the miners who organized the Iron Range, the truck drivers who shut down Minneapolis in 1934 and the women who led landmark strikes by teachers in 1946 and 1970 and by nurses in 1984.
Labor Day analysis: Judges’ rulings take away workers’ rights
If there ever is a year that proves the importance of judges’ rulings to workers’ rights, 2014 is it. That’s because the jurists in black robes spent much of the year taking rights away.
Who Built Our Capitol? to air on Labor Day
The Labor Education Service video documentary, Who Built Our Capitol? about the men and women who constructed the Minnesota State Capitol Building, will be broadcast on Labor Day by Twin Cities Public Television.
Postal Service under fire for closings, subcontracting to Staples
A National Labor Relations Board official slammed the U.S. Postal Service’s scheme to subcontract services to Staples stores. And half the U.S. Senate now opposes management’s plan to close 82 more distribution centers.
Home health care union vote survives court challenge
Minnesota home health care workers seeking union representation survived a court challenge from opponents and are looking forward to ballots being counted Aug. 26.
Visit Labor Pavilion at the Minnesota State Fair
Education and entertainment about unions and workers will be featured at the Minnesota AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion at the Minnesota State Fair. The pavilion is open throughout the fair, which starts Thursday, Aug. 21, and runs through Labor Day, Sept. 1.