Faces of the lockout
Going without a paycheck – and essentials like health insurance – are taking a toll on the 1,300 families hit by the American Crystal Sugar lockout.
Community
Summit to focus on public sector attacks
“Attacks on the Public Sector: What Will it Take to Turn the Tide?” is the focus of an educational summit sponsored by the IWW Work People’s College.
Policy
Rally blasts banks, politicians for selling out workers
More than 100 protesters gathered outside Wells Fargo offices Wednesday demanding a “piece of the pie” for job seekers and hardworking Minnesotans.
Policy
Wisconsin recall drive falls one seat short
The labor-backed recall drive to oust six Republican state senators whose votes pushed Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s abolition of collective bargaining through the state Legislature apparently fell one Senate seat short.
Verizon workers strike on East Coast
Company giveback demands that unions say would roll back gains of the last 50 years forced 45,000 Verizon workers on strike at midnight Sunday.
Community
Fringe Fest musical explores labor tensions
Debuting as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival, “The Silent Room: A Worker’s Musical” is meant to take the audience on a journey through the labor battle brewing at many of America’s corporate chains.
Memorial honors 35W bridge collapse victims, survivors
Four years after the August 1, 2007, collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge, Minneapolis now has a fitting memorial to the people killed and injured that day.
August 1: Memorial to Interstate 35W bridge collapse victims will be dedicated on riverfront
A memorial to the victim of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse will be dedicated Monday, August 1 on the fourth anniversary of the tragedy. The dedication ceremony of the Remembrance Garden will begin at 5:20 p.m. at the memorial site, which overlooks the Mississippi River on West River Parkway across from Gold Medal Park. The ceremony will conclude at 6:05 p.m., the time of the bridge collapse.
Community
U2 concert at TCF Bank Stadium brings work for stagehands
The July 23 concert by rock superstars U2 at TCF Bank Stadium brought hundreds of work hours for members of Local 13 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
Policy
Jobless workers organize through new coalition
No person expects job hunting to be simple, but for many unemployed Minnesotans it can begin to seem hopeless.