Gas workers approve contract with Centerpoint Energy
Members of Gas Workers Local 340 who work at CenterPoint Energy have approved a four-year contract that offers pay increases of up to 4.5 percent each year.
Policy
Bloomington workers discuss economic issues
Building Trades workers, teachers, government workers, hotel workers — all were represented at a “Bloomington Economic Issues Roundtable” hosted May 17 by the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation at the Bloomington Armory. About 35-40 people attended.
Worker rights fight not over yet in Wisconsin
A victory for sunshine in Wisconsin, transparency in government and the nation’s labor movement, was reinforced May 26 when a Wisconsin judge said the state’s GOP-run legislature violated Wisconsin’s Sunshine/ Open Meetings Law in passing Governor Scott Walker’s law stripping state and local workers of collective bargaining rights.
Policy
Budget impasse leaves construction workers high and dry
The budget impasse at the state Capitol couldn’t come at a worse time for Minnesota construction workers, who face the leanest job prospects in the nation.
Policy
Trumka says working people won’t roll over
Working people will challenge the “meanness” and “destructiveness” of some elected officials with a renewed sense of unity and a commitment to the dignity of work, national AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said.
Government
Frustrating session ends with no budget deal
A legislative session that began with promises of job creation ended at midnight Monday with no state budget deal and the threat of a government shutdown that would put thousands out of work.
Government
Public employees to hold end-of-session vigil
Hundreds of public workers will fill the State Capitol Monday night for an end-of-session vigil to tell legislators “Don’t go home without a fair budget. We want to work for Minnesota.”
Government
Unions urge governor to veto voter ID bill
Unions are urging Governor Mark Dayton to veto legislation that would undermine Minnesota’s current voting system and make it more difficult for people to exercise their rights at the ballot box.
Government
People’s Rally demands a fair budget that protects education, health care
Faced with devastating cuts to education and health care in the final days of the legislative session, Minnesotans filled the Capitol rotunda Saturday to call for a responsible budget that preserves vital services and creates jobs.
Community
Retail cleaning workers launch hunger strike
Saying they clean grocery stores, but often can’t afford to buy food for their families, Twin Cities retail cleaning workers launched a hunger strike.