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Folk-rocker Billy Bragg gave a union rally at the University of Minnesota a kick in the pants Thursday, performing an impromptu, two-song set on the steps of Morrill Hall – and throwing his support behind the U’s frontline workers as they bargain for affordable health care coverage.
Unions are co-sponsoring a forum Tuesday in Rochester to examine whether the system of choosing judges should be changed.
Workers in Hennepin County represented by AFSCME will demonstrate Monday at the Government Center for a fair contract.
Here we go again. With the federal government facing yet another politically inspired shutdown at midnight Sept. 30, the American Federation of Government Employees has had to mobilize yet again.
AFSCME members at the University of Minnesota will lead a rally Thursday for affordable and accessible health care for all. Internationally-known folk singer and activist Billy Bragg will perform, the union announced.
On the heels of the national AFL-CIO Convention in Los Angeles and a lobbying blitz in the state capitol of Sacramento, domestic workers and union allies won California legislative votes for the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.
Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota celebrated its 80th anniversary this weekend by welcoming home care workers who hope to join the union.
The recent national AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles highlighted many innovative ways that workers are organizing to improve their wages and working conditions. Among the groups that were featured was the Dancers’ Alliance, which won a landmark contract in 2012 for dancers in music videos.
The Minnesota AFL-CIO is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Organizer and a Membership Development & Data Metrics Coordinator. The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees is seeking a Director of Member Engagement, Development and Organizing. AFSCME Council 5 is seeking a Data Specialist. Teamsters Local 320 is seeking a Lead Organizer.
As the lockout of Minnesota Orchestra musicians reaches a critical stage, Orchestra patrons plan a rally featuring music Friday, Sept. 20, to call for an end to the dispute.
