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Diane Fleming first encountered Social Security when she was three years old. Now she’s 70, and one of hundreds of people descending on Congress to make sure Social Security and Medicare stay alive and unchanged despite pressure for slashes from business, Republicans and budget-cutters.
U.S. labor leaders met with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, calling on him to reject deep cuts in pensions and health care for the elderly as he works to resolve crucial government financial issues by the end of the year.
Fresh off of a consequential U.S. election that saw union members vote by a 2-to-1 margin to reelect Democratic President Barack Obama and retain a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, union leaders started planning future legislative priorities for the labor movement.
Victoria Arabanos, who primarily supervises in-school suspension at Plymouth Middle School in the Robbinsdale Area School District, has been named the Education Support Professional of the Year by Education Minnesota for 2013.
They usually go unnoticed nationwide, but referendums in various states can be useful measures of public attitudes on important issues.
Unions are calling Tuesday’s election a huge win for Minnesota workers. In addition to the re-election of President Obama, workers will benefit from the new DFL majority in the state Legislature and the defeat of two proposed constitutional amendments.
First there was anticipation, touched with a little bit of angst. Then there was exhilaration, as the electoral vote totals mounted for Democratic President Barack Obama mounted and as pro-worker U.S. Senate candidates won.
Minnesota labor leaders say the efforts of thousands of union members paid off in Tuesday’s high voter turnout and wins by many labor-endorsed candidates.
Vote “no” on the marriage amendment on Tuesday\’s ballot and you’re helping to defend the rights of all workers, Minnesota union activists say.
After months of campaigning, voters go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6. Polls in Minnesota will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Federal, state and local offices will be on the ballot, as well as two proposed constitutional amendments.
