Obama takes action to enhance workers’ rights
In his first full week in office, President Barack Obama signed legislation to fight pay discrimination and issued executive orders strengthening protections for workers employed by federal contractors.
Government
What are your budget priorities?
Health care, good jobs, thriving neighborhoods . . . What are your priorities as the Minnesota Legislature goes into session during these difficult economic times?
Tour marks 75th anniversary of pivotal coal drivers’ strike
The Great Depression still held this country in its grip during the brutal winter of 1934, but the Minneapolis Labor Review had some good news to report. "Coal Drivers\’ Whirlwind Strike Wins Recognition of Organization," the Labor Review declared on the front page of its Feb. 16, 1934, issue.
One-session course focuses on 1934 strike
Learn more about the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters strike at a one-night class offered by the Minneapolis Public Schools community education program: "Milestones: 1934 Truckers\’ Strike."
Community
Free screening of film about Somali immigrants
Somali immigrants are finding their place in U.S. workplaces and as members of Twin Cities area unions.
Did corporations use bailout funds to plot against workers?
This week, it was disclosed that shortly after the approval of billions in bailout funding for major banks, at least two bailout recipients were involved in a conference call for lobbyists and Big Business figures plotting to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act.
Health care bills advance at Legislature
Passage of the Minnesota Health Security Act by a key House panel is an important first step in the effort to provide health coverage for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans, leaders of the "Make Health Happen" Coalition said.
Organizing
Union membership grows in 2008
For the second year in a row, the percentage of workers who belong to a union grew, according to the annual survey of union membership released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Government
AFSCME members offer a better budget fix
When the state gets into budget trouble, public employees are often the first to feel the pain. But because these workers are on the front lines of providing public services, they also are in a unique position to offer solutions.
Policy
Labor praises House passage of economic recovery bill
Hoping to put the brakes on an economy spiraling downhill and out of control, the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday passed an $825 billion economic recovery package that could create or save as many as 4 million jobs.