Rally puts spotlight on lockout at Plymouth foundry
More than 100 people gathered in bitter cold Wednesday to show support for 160 workers who have been locked out of their jobs by Progress Casting for five weeks.
Union leaders to discuss Employee Free Choice Act
Minnesota union leaders will meet Monday to discuss strategies to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act and win passage of the legislation in Congress.
Community
Free screening of film on worker ownership in Venezuela
Workers in Venezuela, with government support, are engaged in an experiment reshaping how the nation\’s factories are managed.
Policy
UAW willing to take ‘extra step’ to aid auto industry, union leader says
If Congress does not soon approve emergency loan legislation to keep Detroit’s Big Three automakers operating as they ride out the nation’s financial crisis, job losses will ripple not just through the auto industry but through the entire economy, warned UAW President Ron Gettelfinger.
Policy
Unions propose solutions to state budget crisis
The state of Minnesota must use a variety of tools to address its projected record budget deficit of $5.3 billion, including creating jobs, instituting fair tax policies and ending wasteful outside contracts, unions say.
Rally Wednesday to support locked-out foundry workers
Unions and other supporters will rally Wednesday, Dec. 3, to support members of Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers International Union Local 63B who have been locked out of their jobs at a Plymouth foundry.
Organizing
Squeezed Starbucks workers call on management to share the burden
The Starbucks Workers Union picketed the Mall of America on Black Friday to draw attention to the plight of the nation\’s retail workers on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Community
Shop union for the holidays
When shopping this holiday season, consider patronizing union and union-friendly businesses that offer quality products and services while also providing family-supporting jobs.
Community
Emergency food program seeks donations
The Emergency Food Program administered by Working Partnerships seeks additional cash donations to help union families in need.
Policy
Progressive awards dinner to honor activists
The Transit Partners Coalition, which helped pass Minnesota’s transportation bill last spring, and the progressive movement of Rochester, Minn., will be honored at the TakeAction Minnesota Progressive Leadership Awards Dinner Saturday, Dec. 6.