Women’s Press profiles union leaders
Three women who lead education unions in Minnesota are profiled in the latest issue of the Minnesota Women\’s Press.
Community
Policy
Minnesota construction workers especially hard-hit by recession
Construction jobs have dropped in nearly every U.S. community, but Minnesota is among the hardest-hit, according to an analysis released at this year’s convention of the Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council. Unions participating in the convention said government must act to restart the industry and restore jobs.
Anfang’s Trades career marked by innovation, community service
When Dick Anfang became head of the St. Paul Building Trades two decades ago, one of his first moves was to make the organization a member of the city’s Chamber of Commerce. It ruffled some feathers in the labor movement, to put it lightly.
Organizing
New officers take helm at state Building Trades
Delegates to the annual convention of the Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council elected a new president and secretary-treasurer for their statewide organization.
Remembering the sacrifices of 1934
Events were held in Minneapolis Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1934 Teamsters strike.
Policy
Rumors fly, clock ticks on Employee Free Choice Act
The most major piece of labor legislation in decades is quickly being eclipsed by the congressional debates on health care reform and Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation.
Organizing
State Retiree Council to hold convention Aug. 12
The Minnesota State Retiree Council, AFL-CIO, will hold its Thirteenth Annual Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Operating Engineers Local 49 Hall in Minneapolis.
Organizing
IBEW members protest at long-time St. Paul restaurant
Yarusso-Bros. Italian Restaurant recently reopened its doors to the public with a grand celebration inside the East Side establishment. Outside, union electricians unfurled a large banner made just for the occasion.
Policy
Minimum wage hike still leaves workers short
On July 24, the federal minimum wage rose from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour, an increase of 70 cents or just over 10 percent. For full-time minimum wage workers, the raise amounts to about $28 a week.
Policy
Sunrise River Energy Station holds promise of hundreds of union jobs for Chisago County
Union members in Chisago County are organizing public support for a national power company’s plans to develop a natural gas-fired electric plant in Lent Township, which, if approved, could mean hundreds of new building trades jobs.