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In the spring and summer of 1989, thousands of union members and supporters protested at Boise Cascade in International Falls, where the company had hired an out-of-state, non-union contractor to build a $535 million plant expansion. Tensions escalated. In September, hundreds of union supporters stormed the housing camp for non-union workers and burned it to the ground.
Governor Mark Dayton will be the special guest Saturday at the 9th annual “Fun(d)raiser” for the Minnesota State Retiree Council, AFL-CIO.
A “Hail Mary” pass may be about the only chance the Minnesota Vikings have left to get a stadium bill passed this session.
A proposal to change the prevailing wages for construction projects outside the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area is headed for the House floor, but even some of its supporters doubt its chances of becoming law this year.
The announcement by the White House that Colombia has successfully implemented key elements of the Labor Action Plan and that the U.S.–Colombia Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on May 15 "is deeply disappointing and troubling," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said.
On Tuesday, the deadline for tax returns to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service, unions and other groups will rally across Minnesota and the nation to demand fair taxes on the 1% and an overhaul of the tax code to reflect the needs and values of the majority of Americans.
"Untold Stories," sponsored by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, many unions and other organizations, offers programs about the history of working people. The 2012 series runs through May 21 and features panel discussions, music, readings and more.
The Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition has sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to put greater pressure on the Colombian government to complete and enforce protections for workers before implementing the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Unions representing postal employees and supporters of universal, six-day service will hold demonstrations over the next week as Congress considers legislation that would dismantle the world’s best postal system.
The two unions hoping to represent child care providers in Minnesota voiced disappointment with a Ramsey County District Judge’s decision to halt an election among the workers.
