Politics turns hearing on union election rules into three-ring circus
Partisan politics, courtesy of the GOP, turned a National Labor Relations Board vote on rules for union election procedures into yet another Washington, D.C., three-ring circus.
Battle at Boeing may end with Machinists’ contract vote
The long and bitter battle over Boeing’s retaliation against the Machinists – by moving production of its 787 Dreamliner from unionized Pacific Northwest plants to anti-union South Carolina – may end with a vote: The union’s vote.
Government
State budget surplus offers bright spot, but families still struggling
The forecast surplus in Minnesota’s state budget is good news, but many people are still struggling due to Republican policies that shifted the tax burden onto the middle class, union leaders said.
Organizing
Medline builder promises to use union labor on new contracts
An Oct. 19 protest by Minneapolis Building Trades members questioning the use of out-of-state, non-union labor for the Medline project in Rogers has produced a result.
Organizing
Lawsuit shouldn’t block child care union vote, backers say
Efforts to derail a union vote by child care providers are frivolous and won’t stand up in court, organizers for AFSCME said.
Policy
Clock is ticking on help for jobless workers
With millions of hardworking Americans slated to lose unemployment insurance at year’s end, efforts continue to keep pressure on Congress to preserve this emergency lifeline.
Government
Unions, community groups to launch ‘Occupy Congress’
The Occupy movement is coming to Capitol Hill, as the Communications Workers, the Service Employees and other groups will launch “Occupy Congress” in early December.
Organizing
Hoffa wins re-election as Teamsters president
Incumbent Teamsters President James Hoffa was re-elected to a 4th term in final results announced by an independent overseer Nov. 18.
Government
State government shutdown took a toll on thousands of families
While state officials reported the overall economic impact of last summer’s government shutdown was “minimal,” the forced layoff of thousands of state workers took a serious toll, union said.
Organizing
Laborers air radio ads slamming Fleet Farm practices
Radio ads in key markets will soon be airing that expose the troubling labor practices of a mega-retailer in Minnesota.