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Recently, 200 members from local unions of the Service Employees International Union came to the state Capitol to speak with legislators about the slowing economy and what that means for working Minnesotans.
Saint Paul’s labor community is mourning the loss of Lucille (Lucy) Robinson, retired member of AFSCME Local 22. Her death, on Feb. 2, saddened the hearts of all who knew her as one of the kindest hearts of all.
The AFL-CIO favors a mixed public-private universal health care system, with government, business and individuals all sharing in its costs and with strong cost controls, including a government-run insurance alternative to keep the private insurance industry honest, federation President John Sweeney said.
The Twin Cities Labor Chorus is seeking interested singers for its next rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 10, in St. Paul.
Labor and Industry Commissioner Steve Sviggum is recommending some major changes in the state\’s workers\’ compensation system, including cutting coverage for undocumented immigrants and providing incentives for injured workers to waive their legal rights. But a state advisory council that meets this week may not go along with the more radical aspects of his plan.
Unionists, environmentalists and several senators discussed a wide range of ideas of creating "good jobs green jobs" at a 3-day conference last week in Washington, but a report by a pro-union jobs organization warned that often green jobs aren\’t all that good – or unionized.
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., urged 2,000 delegates to the Good Jobs Green Jobs conference to build support in communities across the nation for a new, green economy.
Before a chilled crowd of almost 4,000 people, and standing among boxes named by state and symbolizing 1.4 million cards, letters and e-mails sent to Congress, organized labor launched this year\’s drive to pass the Employee Free Choice Act with a boisterous outdoor rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
Unions and their allies, working both through ground troops and over the air, are pushing senators of both parties to approve the giant economic stimulus bill now moving through Congress.
The Star Tribune\’s move to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy puts 1,400 local workers\’ jobs in limbo.
