Mankato nurses picket over patient care
Nurses at the Mayo Health Clinic System in Mankato conducted an informational picket as contract talks continue between the MHCS and the Minnesota Nurses Association.
AFSCME members ratify contract with St. Louis County
AFSCME negotiators announced that union members have voted to accept St. Louis County’s latest contract offer, preventing a strike by two-thirds of the county’s workforce.
Minnesotans plan to focus on organizing, coalition work
Minnesota unionists attending the national AFL-CIO convention say they were inspired by the convention’s emphasis on organizing and coalition work – and plan to focus on these areas in the coming months.
Unions call on Obama administration to fix Affordable Care Act
While endorsing the goals of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, delegates to the national AFL-CIO convention condemned provisions that threaten the health care plans of 20 million Americans, including several hundred thousand in Minnesota.
AFL-CIO plans multi-year campaign for labor law reform
With the Republican Senate minority having successfully filibustered and stopped the Employee Free Choice Act, which would have leveled the playing field between workers and bosses in organizing and bargaining, the AFL-CIO has decided to go beyond that. Far beyond that.
Crisis for workers drives greater collaboration with community groups
The realities facing American workers – from unemployment and stagnant wages to the lack of family-supporting jobs – are driving the nation’s unions to seek new, deeper relationships with community groups and other allies.
Labor Secretary delivers rousing, pro-worker message
New U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez delivered a stem-winding speech Tuesday at the AFL-CIO national convention, pledging stronger worker protections and extolling the virtue of labor unions.
Death at St. Paul worksite gets national attention
The death of a worker at the site of the new St. Paul Saints ballpark drew national attention Tuesday at the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles.
Unions showcase, embrace new forms of organizing
An unprecedented number of nontraditional labor organizations, representing workers as disparate as dancers and taxi drivers, are participating in the AFL-CIO convention, where the federation took action to endorse new forms of organizing.
Young workers gain greater voice within AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO sent a strong message Sunday that it welcomes the participation – and leadership – of young workers by adopting a measure that gives them greater voice in the nation’s largest labor federation.