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A federal court ruling in Washington gave the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and the Machinists the “go” signal to organize approximately 50,000 workers combined at the “new Delta,” the largest U.S. airline – and they promptly took advantage of it.
In their new contract, Twin Cities nurses successfully stopped concessions that would have affected patient care, but the effort to achieve safe staffing is not over, the president of the Minnesota Nurses Association said.
More than 1,300 Duluth nurses will conduct informational picketing from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, July 12, outside SMDC Medical Center to call attention to unsafe staffing levels.
Demonstrating the incredible solidarity that was the hallmark of their lengthy campaign, Twin Cities nurses voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to ratify a new contract with 14 area hospitals.
Dozens of Minnesota labor and community activists took part in the recent U.S. Social Forum June 22-26 in Detroit. They joined over 15,000 others under the banner “Another World is Possible: Another U.S. is Necessary.”
Some 12,000 registered nurses employed at 14 Twin Cities hospitals are voting on a new contract Tuesday that would wrap up a prolonged negotiations process that included a one-day strike.
Union allies, led by the Americans for Financial Reform, urged lawmakers to quickly approve the comprehensive Wall Street reform bill that congressional negotiators produced in late June.
Participants in the 21st annual ‘Hawgs for Dogs’ motorcycle run this year will ride about 400 miles from Blaine to Montreal, Wis., and back, enjoying the camaraderie of other riders and raising funds for Guide Dogs of America.
The leadership of the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service changed July 1 when staff member Barb Kucera became director.
Registration has closed for the 2010 Midwest School for Women Workers at the University of Minnesota, but some events will be open to the public at no charge.
