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Reminding union leaders of a long list of pro-worker actions by his administration – and contrasting that with the anti-union bias of his predecessor – Democratic President Barack Obama Wednesday posed the upcoming election as a clear choice between moving forward with his policies or moving back to the past.
Years of effort came to fruition Tuesday with the dedication of the Minnesota Workers Memorial, a monument on the grounds of the state Capitol dedicated to those injured and killed on the job.
UNITE HERE Local 17 has told the National Labor Relations Board that it wants to withdraw the charges filed against Murrays Steakhouse by Local 17 this past April.
Former Vice President Walter Mondale will be keynote speaker Tuesday at a ceremony dedicating a Workers Memorial on the grounds of the state Capitol. The event is open to the public.
Join a two-hour tour of historic sites related to transit Saturday, Aug. 7, at 2 p.m. The tour will be led by Phil Epstein, a former Twin Cities Rapid Transit bus driver, who will share the history of a century of mass transit in the Twin Cities — ranging from streetcars to buses to light rail.
Unionists will join religious leaders Thursday in mass protests against Arizona’s draconian anti-immigrant law – even though a federal judge in Phoenix halted enforcement of parts of the legislation the day before.
Bakers Local 22 members employed by Lund Food Holdings ratified a new two-year agreement with no concessions, but including a two-year freeze on wages.
The labor movement is in danger of losing young, motivated female organizers and future leaders unless the movement undertakes a wide range of key changes, a new report shows.
How can unions reach young workers and build the labor movement? How can young union members shape their unions? These are some of the questions that will be asked at the Young Workers Roundtable Discussion hosted by AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler on Wednesday.
More than two dozen union and community members met at Wellstone Hall at the Duluth Labor Temple last week to hear Stewart Acuff read from his new book, Getting America Back to Work.
