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Union leaders split on President Barack Obama’s Jan. 18 denial of a federal permit to build the 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline from the U.S.-Canada border to the Texas Gulf Coast. Construction unions called Obama’s ruling a “job killer,” but at least five unions sided with environmental groups against Keystone.
Demonstrations taking place across the country are protesting the second anniversary of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing corporations to spend unlimited funds to influence elections.
University of Minnesota graduate student workers took two keys steps in their union-building drive Tuesday, simultaneously asking the administration to recognize their union and filing to schedule a union election.
With more than 65,000 students and 25,000 employees spread across five University of Minnesota campuses, it would be easy to overlook Scott Thaller, Sarah Nelson, Brandon Wu and their colleagues. But these graduate student workers, who conduct important research and teaching, are critical to the university’s success.
Steelworkers President Leo Gerard and Auto Workers President Bob King spent their time at a Jan. 11 White House summit focusing on investment in infrastructure and manufacturing, the Steelworkers said.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the historic Bread and Roses strike that moved the conscience of the nation, bringing national attention to the plight of the families, including young children, who toiled in the dirty and dangerous factories of Lawrence, Mass., and throughout the country.
It’s ironic. On Monday, Jan. 16, we will celebrate the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who spent a lifetime standing up for those things that many in this country are trying to destroy. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia.
The most profitable nursing home in Minnesota is seeking wage freezes and givebacks from workers, jeopardizing the quality of care, workers said.
With two weeks to go until the final deadline for gathering names, the labor-backed campaign to recall GOP Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin reached its needed minimum of 508,240 signatures.
Members of Bakers Local 22 have approved two five-year agreements bringing annual wage increases for workers at Old Dutch Foods and Ralcorp/Lofthouse.
