Education Minnesota presents donations to educator-veteran
Education Minnesota President Tom Dooher presented a check worth $13,528.49 Friday to a Winona teacher who paid for his own substitute teachers while he was deployed in Afghanistan.
Steelworkers remember Sartell worker, put focus on safety
Until this past Memorial Day, Jon Maus’ claim to fame was as a member of Steelworkers Local 274 and a loyal worker at the Verso Paper mill in Sartell, Minn. Now, he’s much more.
Sick and fired: The GM way in Colombia
Since August 2, 2011, former workers of GM Colombia have occupied the sidewalk across from the U.S. embassy in Bogota. Their urgent purpose is justice for 100 employees who have been dismissed, fired, because of occupational injuries acquired at the Bogota Chevrolet assembly plant.
The true cost of Olympic uniforms
Recent debate in the United States about Team USA’s Olympic uniforms being produced in China has sparked controversy on the trend of clothing multinationals resorting to cheaper production in developing countries.
Minneapolis janitors to picket in support of Houston strikers
Janitors in Minneapolis will picket Tuesday in support of the week-long, citywide strike by janitors in Houston. Picketing also is planned in seven other cities.
Community
Union to hold fundraiser for Minnesota flood victims July 26
Local 1189 of the United Food and Commercial Workers will host a fundraiser for victims of flooding across northeastern Minnesota last month.
Government
Analysis: Proposed voter ID amendment is wrong for Minnesota
Minnesotans voting November 6 will be asked to vote yes or no on a constitutional amendment to radically alter the way Minnesota votes.
Community
Labor Federation president named to stadium board
Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation president Bill McCarthy was sworn in last month by Governor Mark Dayton as one of the five members of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, the appointed board that will guide development of the new Minnesota Vikings football stadium.
Fair trade rally targets Cargill
Minnesotans rallied outside Cargill offices to protest corporate control of international trade negotiations and demand that negotiating texts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement be made available to lawmakers, the media and the public.
Policy
Fair Trade Coalition plans rally against corporate control of trade pact
Negotiations are underway on what experts say will become the largest free-trade agreement in the world, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But as important as this deal will be for workers worldwide, it has been negotiated behind closed doors, away from public scrutiny.