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Imagine working two, even three jobs and barely getting by. It’s a reality for many Minnesota families struggling to make ends meet in an economy that’s working against them. Many workers impacted by low wages are holding rallies, knocking on doors and urging lawmakers to raise the state’s minimum wage.
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association and supporters will conduct an informational picket Friday at the Essentia Virginia Medical Center.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College is presenting the play “Waiting for Lefty,” a timeless drama of class, race and labor issues written in 1935 by Clifford Odets.
When Joe Flores graduated from Humboldt High School in 2009, he wasn’t interested in going to college. Given the opportunity to enroll as an apprentice with Bricklayers & Allied Craft Workers Local 1, he went for it.
Union leaders welcomed Congress’ end of the two-week partial federal shutdown and the decision to suspend the nation’s debt limit, thus avoiding what would have been a first-ever default by the United States.
Minnesota Orchestra patrons are questioning hefty compensation paid to Orchestra President and CEO Michael Henson at the same time the administration pleads poverty and has locked out musicians.
With Congress still debating the two-week-old government shutdown, a delegation of labor union members, federal employees, retirees and community residents brought their concerns Wednesday morning to Third District U.S. Representative Erik Paulsen’s Eden Prairie office.
The effort to increase Minnesota’s minimum wage came to Duluth Monday, as more than 75 people marched to Canal Park, where they were met by an equal number for a rally. Organized by labor, the events drew a cross section of society, from Mayor Don Ness to minimum wage workers.
Dozens of Minnesotans attended the Raise the Wage! community roundtable at the Powderhorn Recreation Center in Minneapolis on Monday. Hosted by Congressman Keith Ellison, D-5th Dist., and Congressman Rick Nolan, D-8th Dist., the roundtable provided an opportunity for low-wage workers to speak about their struggles as well as open up a discussion with the broader community about the campaign to raise Minnesota’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50.
Best-selling author Paul Tough will argue that the best predicators of student success are qualities of character rather than scores on standardized tests during his keynote speech at the Education Minnesota Professional Conference, which runs Thursday and Friday at the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul.
