Untold Stories programs focus on civil rights, 1934 Teamsters’ strike
The final two programs in the 2014 “Untold Stories” labor history series take place Monday and Wednesday and focus on labor and civil rights and the 1934 Teamsters strike.
Union coverage to continue after Rainbow grocery sale
Workers at Twin Cities Rainbow grocery stores that are being sold will continue to have union representation with their new employers, the United Food & Commercial Workers said. Workers at Rainbow stores that are likely to close will receive severance and other benefits and will get help in finding employment, the union said.
Worthington packinghouse workers authorize strike
Workers at the JBS pork processing facility have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, their union announced.
Donate to Letter Carriers food drive on Saturday
On Saturday, May 10, you can “Stamp Out Hunger” by joining with the Letter Carriers union in its 22nd annual food drive — the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Simply put nonperishable donations at your mailbox.
May Day marchers issue call to end deportations
Several hundred people marched Thursday from the Governor’s mansion to the state Capitol in St. Paul to celebrate International Workers’ Day and demand an end to deportations and other attacks on immigrants.
May Day Parade to honor 1934 Teamsters’ strikes
The annual May Day Parade and Festival presented by the In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre is known both for celebrating spring and for honoring people’s struggles against rampant capitalism.
The parade starts at noon Sunday and ends about 3 p.m. in Powderhorn Park in south Minneapolis.
May Day march to focus on immigration reform
Community, faith, labor and other organizations will march Thursday, May 1, in St. Paul to celebrate International Workers Day and call for comprehensive immigration reform.
Why march on May Day?
Every May Day, millions of workers around the world celebrate International Workers Day, the original Labor Day.
Building Trades remember those killed and injured on the job
Minnesota’s Building Trades unions gathered Friday at the state Capitol to remember those killed and injured on the job in the past year.
More than 50,000 U.S. workers die every year on the job
More than 50,000 U.S. workers die each year due to occupational injuries and illnesses, says “Preventable Deaths 2014,” a report released by the National Council on Occupational Safety and Health.