Contract negotiations course offered in March
Feb. 22 is the deadline to register for the Labor Studies Skills Course, “Contract Negotiations,” on March 2 and 9.
Government
Obama nominates two for NLRB seats
When it comes to National Labor Relations Board nominations, the story line may be summed up in one phrase: Here we go again.
Community
Union leaders urge quick action to address Postal Service problems
Since Congress must start all over again to fix the money troubles at the U.S. Postal Service, it should do so the right way, two postal union leaders told lawmakers. And that doesn’t mean eliminating all Saturday pickups and deliveries or firing tens of thousands of workers, they add.
Policy
Join in discussion on minimum wage
Join an expert panel discussion on “Minimum Wage and a Sustainable Economic Future” Monday, Feb. 25, at the University of Minnesota.
State lawmakers introduce patient safety legislation
Minnesota lawmakers have responded to nurses\’ concerns by introducing the Standards of Care Act in the 2013 legislative session to ensure the safety of hospital patients in Minnesota.
Community
Minnesota House Committee passes ‘Homeowners’ Bill of Rights’
The Minnesota House Committee on Housing Finance & Policy Tuesday passed H.F. 83, being dubbed the “Homeowners’ Bill of Rights.” The legislation would protect homeowners, improve the foreclosure process and allow for legal recourse against banks.
Obama trade proposal threatens more Minnesota jobs
President Obama’s plan to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement threatens thousands of Minnesota jobs, according to a new analysis released by the Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition.
Michigan Right to Work laws head for state Supreme Court
Michigan’s two controversial right-to-work laws, passed by the GOP-run legislature in a lame-duck session in December – over long and loud unionists’ protests and a state capitol lockout – are headed on a fast track to the state’s Supreme Court, thanks to, ironically, the GOP governor who signed them.
Nurses advance patient safety legislation at Capitol
More than 200 nurses from across the state descended onto the Minnesota State Capitol to tell lawmakers patients are slipping through the cracks, and that a new bill, the Standards of Care Act, must pass to ensure the safety of hospital patients in Minnesota.
SEIU Local 26 janitors, security officers vote to authorize strike
In back-to-back votes, SEIU Local 26 security officers and janitors voted Saturday to authorize their respective bargaining committees to call a strike at any time.