Town hall meetings offer chance to share your views
Unions are urging members to attend town hall meetings that state lawmakers are holding with constituents.
Government
LES offers social networking classes
The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service is offering two social networking classes geared to working people and union members.
Community
Take part in Letter Carriers’ food drive this Saturday
Minnesotans can help restock food shelves and feed the hungry by taking part in the Letter Carriers food drive this Saturday.
More than 500 march to state Capitol on International Workers Day
More than 500 people braved frigid temperatures and gusty winds Sunday to march from the Cathedral to the state Capitol for International Workers Day. The marchers united around demands to stop the attacks on immigrants, workers and unions that are coming from the state Legislature.
What do you know about collective bargaining?
The League of Women Voters Minneapolis and the Southwest Journal will sponsor a public discussion Tuesday, May 3, on collective bargaining.
Events planned May 3 to support public education
Education Minnesota, the state’s educators’ union, will celebrate May 3, National Teacher Day, as “Raise Your Hand for Education Day.”
Hibbing nurses report progress in contract talks
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association have pulled their strike notice after significant progress was made during a 12-hour bargaining session between registered nurses and administrators at Range Regional Health Services Hospital, the union announced.
Workers Memorial Day at Capitol
In St. Paul, more than 125 people gathered at the Workers Memorial Garden on the Capitol grounds. Most huddled under a tent in 40-degree weather as steady drizzle fell around them. (with MNDOT video)
State Capitol’s stunning beauty came at a terrible cost
The stunning beauty of the Minnesota State Capitol came at a cost – at least five workers died building it. These men had been virtually forgotten, but will finally be publicly recognized for the first time during the Workers Memorial Day ceremony Thursday.
Workers Memorial Day programs highlight need for workplace safety
Governor Mark Dayton and Labor and Industry Commissioner Ken Peterson are among the speakers at union-sponsored programs Thursday, April 28, to commemorate Workers Memorial Day.