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“We will not let Minnesota become the next Wisconsin,” said state snowplow driver Mike Lindholt, addressing a large and energized rally of public employees at the state Capitol Tuesday.
The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation is taking part in a new initiative to reach out to unemployed union members, help provide them with support, and engage them in advocacy efforts.
A Wisconsin judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the implementation of the bill that strips many public employees of their voice on the job.
Cleaning workers and allies gathered Thursday to call on Cub Foods to end retaliation and violent reactions to peaceful protests and to meet with cleaning workers to establish a code of conduct. With video.
Research released Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine backs the stance taken by the Minnesota Nurses Association that staffing needs to be improved.
The right-wing has criticized protesters in Madison, Wis., labeling them "thugs," "slobs" and people manipulated by "union bosses." View this video, shot at Saturday\’s record-setting rally, and judge for yourself.
A large crowd turned out in Hudson, Wis., Tuesday to protest a visit by Governor Scott Walker. With video.
A Cub Foods security officer assaulted supporters of workers who clean metro-area grocery stores when they conducted a nonviolent protest Tuesday, organizers said. With video.
The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service is offering two skills courses this spring on immigration issues and basic steward training.
More than 100,000 people packed the area around Wisconsin’s Capitol Saturday to continue a month-long campaign against Governor Scott Walker’s attack on worker rights.
