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Flanked by supporters from organized labor and elected officials, the leaders of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers vowed to unionize the world’s largest air carrier, Delta Airlines.
Legislation that would exclude Minnesota workers who earn tips from receiving an increase in the minimum wage will get its first hearing in Friday’s meeting of the Senate Business, Industry and Jobs Committee.
Union members and others will rally Thursday, March 26, at noon to protest planned cuts in aid to local governments.
The Painters and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope Foundation, or PATCH, presented Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota with a gift of $75,000 to sponsor a “private room” for recovering children and their families in the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit currently under construction.
The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, one of the largest public employee unions in Minnesota, is searching for a membership recruitment specialist.
As the Minnesota unemployment rate climbed to a 25-year high, manufacturing workers and Sierra Club members delivered more than 5,000 messages from Minnesotans calling on Governor Pawlenty to implement a comprehensive green jobs plan that puts people back to work in a clean energy economy.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1934 Minneapolis Truckers’ Strike, a landmark struggle that made Minneapolis a union town and changed the face of the national labor movement.
Unions are essential to rebuild America’s crumbling middle class, the presidents of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association said Saturday in Bloomington.
In a huge victory for two former Minnesota OSHA inspectors, the Minnesota Court of Appeals Tuesday overturned a District Court ruling that had dismissed one of the cases.
“Bring Home the Recovery Act: Creating Green Jobs for Minnesotans” will be the theme of a community forum Wednesday evening in Hastings.
