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Project Heat’s On, the Twin Cities Pipefitters’ volunteer effort to service and clean furnaces for low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners, celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, and the mayors of both cities issued official proclamations declaring “Heat’s On Day” in their communities.
Students and staff rallied Thursday to condemn the growing “corporatization” of the University of Minnesota and join in a National Day of Action to Defend Public Education.
Workers fully clad in hazardous-material suits descended on the St. Paul Labor Centre parking lot Sept. 29, unfurling yellow caution tape and scurrying toward pipes and barrels leaking indeterminate liquids.
Students, staff, faculty and community members concerned about the effects of budget cuts to public education will rally Thursday at noon at the University of Minnesota.
A day-long event Thursday will feature panel discussions on workplace flexibility topics and awards for employers that are leading the way on work-life flexibility.
Good jobs with good benefits and the need to energize voters for Election Day were key themes for both union leaders and members at the “One Nation” rally in Washington Saturday.
The Change To Win board elected United Food and Commercial Workers President Joe Hansen as the labor federation’s new chair on Sept. 30. It also elected Teamsters President James Hoffa as secretary-treasurer.
On the first day of their union vote, Delta Air Lines flight attendants encountered turbulence when they were told they had too many people at the transit center where crews arrive at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA is seeking volunteers to help staff its call center during the union vote.
As the 50th Constitutional Convention of the Minnesota AFL-CIO came to a close Tuesday, the 500+ convention delegates unanimously re-elected President Shar Knutson and Secretary-Treasurer Steve Hunter to lead the state labor federation for the next four years.
