Jan. 5 is deadline to apply for Union Leadership Program
The deadline is Jan. 5 to apply for the Minnesota Union Leadership Program, a new training opportunity from the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
Struggle of 100 years ago offers a lesson for today
As 2009 ends and 2010 begins, I’d like to take a look back at an event that took place a century ago.
Organizing
Machinists submit thousands of postcards to support election rule change
The Machinists Union has presented the National Mediation Board an additional 12,000 signed post cards expressing support for its proposed rule change to make air and rail union elections more democratic. Monday was the end of the NMB\’s public comment period.
UTU mourns death of member, pledges continued focus on safety
Officers and members of the United Transportation Union are mourning the death of Samuel Lundy, killed Dec. 29 in a switching accident in Minneapolis.
USW, AFL-CIO say China violating trade rules for steel pipe, manufacturing
Add steel pipe for the oil industry and manufacturing subsidies to the illegal Chinese trade activities that harm U.S. workers and cost jobs, union leaders say.
Janitors fill Minneapolis skyways to call for fair contract
Joined by supporters, hundreds of Twin Cities janitors marched through downtown Minneapolis skyways Wednesday to demand a fair settlement with cleaning contractors.
Community
Happy New Year from Workday Minnesota!
Best wishes for economic security, good health and peace on earth in the coming year.
Union leaders lukewarm about Senate health care bill
Union leaders were lukewarm, at best, to the Senate’s version of health care that lawmakers passed on Christmas Eve.
Somber reading at governor’s residence for thousands slated to lose health care
The group gathered at Governor Tim Pawlenty’s official residence Tuesday weren’t offering Christmas carols, but rather a more somber holiday message – a list of Minnesotans slated to lose health coverage due to Pawlenty’s budget cuts.
Support Twin Cities janitors on Wednesday
Twin Cities janitors, fighting to maintain full-time jobs and to institute “green job” practices, will hold a solidarity demonstration Wednesday, Dec. 30, in downtown Minneapolis.