Demonstration at Wendy’s Sunday to support farm workers
Members and supporters of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers will demonstrate at a Wendy’s restaurant in Minneapolis Sunday as part of their campaign for fair treatment of farm workers.
Events in Minneapolis, Duluth on Monday to push for a higher minimum wage
Two events on Monday will provide more information on Minnesota’s minimum wage and the opportunity to join the campaign to raise it.
Ginsberg’s administration themes found to apply on UMD’s campus
Before Benjamin Ginsberg spoke Sept. 26 at UMD on The Fall of the Faculty he was preceded by a couple of speakers.
‘Fall of the Faculty’ expert tells UMD union to go on the offensive
Obstreperous isn’t a word often associated with a teacher. It more often would be used to describe a teacher’s nightmare – a noisy student that’s difficult to control. But it was a word Benjamin Ginsberg of John Hopkins University used a number of times at his Sept. 26 presentation to University of Minnesota Duluth faculty, members of the University Education Association/Education Minnesota Ginsberg urges all university faculty to become obstreperous in dealing with their administration. Author of 24 books on a wide range of subjects, Ginsberg’s book, The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why it Matters, is what made UEA invite him to campus.
Labor Education Service offers class on ‘engaging younger workers’
The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service is offering a class on “Unions for All Generations: Engaging Younger Workers.” The one-day, non-credit course, is open to all.
Insurgent slate sweeps APWU leaders from office
An insurgent slate of candidates, assembled and backed by former American Postal Workers Union President William Burrus, swept his successor, Cliff Guffey, and almost all of the top officers from their posts, in balloting results announced this week.
AFSCME members help fill Duluth food shelf
Members of AFSCME Council 5 donated two tons of food and household items, plus $1,920 in monetary contributions, to Duluth’s CHUM food shelf during the union’s recent convention.
Shutdown a ‘lose-lose scenario’ for veterans, furloughed workers
Is Stanley Walton’s work essential? That depends on whom you ask. Walton was one of 7,000 “non-essential” employees furloughed by the U.S. Veterans Benefits Administration Tuesday.
Congressman Ellison, federal workers urge end to shutdown
Congressman Keith Ellison highlighted the stakes in the Republican-driven federal government shutdown at a Minneapolis news conference Monday, emphasizing that everyone is touched by federal programs and that the shutdown will impact not only federal workers.
Leaders from across political spectrum call for immigration reform
Leaders from Minnesota’s labor, business, faith, education, law enforcement, and immigrant communities staged a massive prayer rally and march Saturday to urge the House of Representatives to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year.