Job Openings
The Minnesota School Employees Association is seeking an Executive Director and a Field Representative. The deadline to apply for the positions is Friday, Feb. 28.
Labor, legislative leaders seek quick action on wage hike, bonding bill
The 2014 session of the Minnesota Legislature convenes Tuesday with wages, transportation and bonding on the agenda.
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Video: Myth and reality about the minimum wage and education
Opponents of raising the minimum wage say workers earn low wages because they don’t have enough education. In reality, nearly half of the Minnesotans who will benefit from a higher minimum wage have at least some college education.
Coalition proposes mix of revenue to fuel transportation upgrades
The Move MN transportation coalition urged legislators to dedicate a combination of new sales taxes and existing revenue to meet the state’s critical transportation needs.
Rally TODAY for higher minimum wage
On Tuesday, the first day of the 2014 session of the Minnesota Legislature, advocates will rally to call for immediate action to raise the state’s minimum wage to $9.50 an hour.
Bangladeshi workers seek support from students
Reba Sikder remembers waking amidst the rubble of her collapsed factory to the moans of a co-worker, trapped where the ceiling had fallen on him. With her leg pinned by debris, she was unable to help him.
St. Paul teachers, school district reach tentative agreement
Negotiators for the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers and Saint Paul Public Schools have reached a tentative agreement on their 2013-2015 labor contract, the union announced on its website Friday morning.
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Video: Myth and reality about the minimum wage and its effect on the workforce
Opponents often say a higher minimum wage is only important to low wage workers, but in reality it is fundamental to maintaining our quality of life.
Poll: Minnesotans overwhelmingly support higher minimum wage
A poll released by the Minneapolis Star Tribune Thursday shows 79% of Minnesotans support increasing the state’s minimum wage, with most supporters favoring an immediate increase to $9.50 per hour.
Community rallies behind St. Paul teachers’ campaign
Wearing red scarves, hats and shirts to show their solidarity with union teachers and the issues they have brought to contract negotiations, families packed the parking lot outside St. Paul Public Schools headquarters Tuesday.