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Minnesota legislators who belong to the secretive American Legislative Exchange Council are sponsoring more than 60 bills that directly benefit the bottom line of the corporate sponsors who bankroll ALEC, a new expose says.
Working America, the AFL-CIO\’s community affiliate, is reaching out to college students with a labor movie night Thursday, Feb. 9, at the University of Minnesota.
Religious leaders of various faiths spoke out Tuesday at the state Capitol to oppose the proposed constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID for the purpose of voting.
Indiana became the nation’s 23rd “Right to Work” state on Feb. 1. Union leaders blasted the legislation, and predicted it’ll boomerang at the ballot box this fall.
Labor unions across Minnesota are forging new and dynamic alliances in their communities to fight a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would ban same-sex marriage.
January 19 was the coldest night of the winter — so far — but that didn’t deter a roomful of union members from turning out to Champlin City Hall to learn more about a coming threat: a proposed “Right to Work” amendment to the Minnesota constitution.
The world’s unions are delivering a strong message to international political and business leaders: Create jobs – millions of jobs –- or face the consequences.
When lawmakers convene the 2012 session of the Minnesota Legislature Tuesday, working people hope they will focus on job growth – and not divisive social issues, unions say.
Members of Local 49 of the International Union of Operating Engineers are accustomed to reshaping huge tracts of land with heavy equipment. But the union is also changing a different kind of landscape – health care – through an innovative approach that focuses on prevention.
Wisconsin union leaders were elated when recall petitions with more than 1 million signatures were turned in against Republican Governor Scott Walker, who pushed through sweeping measures to take away worker rights. The 1 million signatures are just short of the number of votes Walker garnered in the 2010 election.
