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Local 879, which has represented workers at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant since Ford Motor Company was organized in 1941, leaves a legacy of accomplishments for the United Auto Workers and Minnesota’s labor movement.
Like members of a family, employees of the Twin Cities Assembly Plant played jokes on each other and called each other by nicknames.
When counting what will be missed when the Twin Cities Assembly Plant closes its doors, high on the list is the generosity of its workers – and the millions of dollars and countless volunteer hours they contributed to various causes over the decades the plant was in operation.
Striking workers at Polar Tank Trailer will hold a solidarity picnic and rally Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. on the picketline at 12810 County Road 17 in Holdingford.
Graduate students employed at the University of Minnesota will hold a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss unionization.
Enjoy the season – and support charitable organizations – by visiting the IBEW’s Holiday Lights in the Park.
Talks will resume Friday in an attempt to end a weeklong strike by more than 350 members of the Machinists’ union at Polar Tank Trailer in Holdingford, just north of St. Cloud.
The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Wednesday condemned the National Mediation Board’s dismissal of charges that Delta Air Lines illegally interfered in a union election among fleet service workers.
More than 28,000 Minnesotans will lose their unemployment benefits on Dec. 31 if Congress fails to act to extend unemployment insurance, a new report by the AFL-CIO shows.
AFSCME Council 5 and SEIU Local 284, the unions seeking to represent child care providers, slammed Ramsey County Judge Dale Lindman’s decision to delay a union election among the providers.
