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Electrical Workers Local 1 and the St. Louis chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association have launched the first electrical car training program in Missouri and one of the few in America.
The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation will hold a briefing Saturday in Ramsey to discuss proposed Right to Work legislation. It is one of several that labor federations are holding around the state.
Hundreds of people are expected to jam the state Capitol Monday as state lawmakers hold their first hearing this session on so-called “Right to Work” legislation.
March 8 marks the 101st International Women\’s Day with thousands of events occurring worldwide that celebrate women’s progress or rally against inequality. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe women are heavily using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn to focus global attention on areas where inequalities prevail.
The Robbinsdale School Board voted 5-2 Monday in favor of outsourcing its school bus service to a British company, First Student. The board voted in favor of this action despite months of community outcry against the proposal and while the school district remains in contract negotiations with the drivers’ union, SEIU Local 284.
Robbinsdale school board members got an earful from community residents, teachers and the district’s school bus drivers recently, all urging the board to reject a proposed plan to outsource the drivers’ jobs to a private contractor. A vote is scheduled Monday.
In one of the largest organizing drives in Minnesota in years, 4,500 University of Minnesota graduate assistants will vote this month whether to join a union.
Citing the thousands of jobs that will be created, state labor leaders expressed relief and excitement that a deal has been reached to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings football team.
Never mind a combined total of 500-plus years of service by dedicated school bus drivers. The board of directors for Robbinsdale Area Schools, ISD 281, is nearing a March 5 vote on whether to outsource the jobs of the district’s school bus drivers to a private contractor.
Proponents say a constitutional amendment to make Minnesota a “Right-to-Work” state is essential to improving our quality of life, but don’t tell that to Carol Musielewicz of St. Cloud.
