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The incredible storm that hit the region on the first day of summer dumped as much as a foot of rain on areas. Every river, stream and rivulet overflowed, creating havoc along the way, especially in Duluth, which has a 600-foot drop in about a mile.
Construction unions hailed Congressional passage of a two-year, $101.3 billion measure to fund reconstruction of the nation’s roads and bridges, but Amalgamated Transit Union President Larry Hanley panned it as bad for bus, subway and commuter rail systems and their riders.
Union leaders had mixed reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday to toss out most of Arizona’s immigration law.
In an election that marked the changing of the guard at one of the nation’s biggest and most politically active unions, AFSCME convention delegates elected Lee Saunders as the union’s new President and running mate Laura Reyes to succeed Saunders as Secretary-Treasurer.
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Tim Walz is tried to haul the highway-mass transit bill out of the congressional partisan ditch – and he may have done so in a way the House’s ruling Republicans don’t realize will help workers.
Kevin Bruch regularly puts his life on the line – and saves live and property – in his job as a Brooklyn Park firefighter. But because he only works part-time, he has not been eligible to unionize and makes a lower hourly wage than many workers in less dangerous jobs.
The windows are still papered over, but Thursday the wraps come off when a new Lunds grocery store opens at the corner of 12th and Hennepin in downtown Minneapolis.
Overriding company objections and another attempt to stall, the National Mediation Board gave the go-ahead to the union recognition election the Communications Workers sought for 10,000 passenger service agents at American Airlines. Voting via the Internet and electronically, will run from June 21-Aug. 2.
Although Wisconsinites did not recall anti-labor Governor Scott Walker, they sent a clear message that he must be accountable, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said after Tuesday\’s historic vote.
UFCW Local 1189 members working at Kowalski\’s Supermarkets have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract, following several months of demonstrations and other efforts to put pressure on the employer.
