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Friday, March 1, is the deadline to apply for scholarships and sign up for child care for the Minnesota Union Women\’s Retreat, April 24-26, at Ruttger\’s Lodge and Conference Center in the Brainerd Lakes area.
Security officers represented by Service Employees International Union Local 26 reached a last-minute agreement with one employer, but launched a one-day strike against six others Wednesday.
After a one-day strike that involved hundreds of security officers, a federal mediator has confirmed that the parties are headed back to the bargaining table Thursday morning.
On the second day of the “Unlock Our Future” week of action, some 300 people descended on the Nicollet Mall headquarters of Target Corporation to call on the company to be a leader in helping Minnesota’s struggling economy. The rally occurred as retail cleaners at Target stores staged a one-day strike.
Family child-care providers would gain collective bargaining rights under bills introduced in the Minnesota House and Senate.
Service Employees International Union Local 26 and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Contract Cleaners Association reached a tentative agreement covering 4,000 Twin Cities janitors, but 2,000 security officers plan a walkout after failing to reach a deal with their employers.
Fred Anthony II is in a unique position to observe the inequality in today’s economy.
Bargaining committees representing SEIU Local 26 janitors and security officers headed back to the table today with their employers in a last-ditch effort to negotiate a fair contract that would improve 6,000 jobs in the Twin Cities.
Members of the United Steelworkers say an alliance with their employer – U.S. Steel – is a natural next step in preserving and creating jobs on Minnesota’s Iron Range.
Hundreds of members of two Minnesota unions, the Service Employees International Union and the Minnesota School Employees Association, rallied at the state Capitol Wednesday for action on health care, education and living wages.
