Lockout at Plymouth Foundry in second week
Some 160 members of Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union Local 63B are in the second week of being locked out by Progress Casting Group, a Plymouth foundry.
Remembering Studs Terkel
What bitter irony. Studs Terkel, who gave voice to working people throughout his life, passed away Friday, just days before a potentially historic presidential election.
Policy
Working America targets non-union workers with labor’s economic message
Much has been made during the presidential campaign of race being an issue voters – particularly white, blue-collar, male voters – are going to have to overcome if Barack Obama is to win Nov. 4.
Policy
Labor’s new alignment boosts election effort
In April, Washington County Commissioner Dennis Hegberg cast a key vote in favor of raising the county\’s sales tax a quarter-percent to fund transit investments across the metro area.
Community
Broad coalition pushes for paid sick days for all
When people go to work sick, they jeopardize not only their own health, but that of co-workers, the businesses where they work and the public at large. That was the message by a broad coalition that rallied Friday in St. Paul.
Unions vow to organize world’s largest airline
In the face of a Justice Department ruling clearing the way for the merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines, unions vowed to organize workers at what is now the world\’s largest carrier.
Community
It’s no treat when you have to go to work sick
Move over Dracula, Frankenstein and assorted other goblins. This Halloween, demonstrators plan to put the focus on something really scary – the lack of paid sick days.
Iowa company hit with nearly $10 million in fines for wage violations
Agriprocessors, Inc., the site of a major immigration sweep in May, has been fined nearly $10 million by the state of Iowa for wage violations.
Plymouth foundry locks out workers
Progress Casting Group on Monday locked out 160 employees represented by Local 63B of the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union.
IAM, Boeing reach contract settlement
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced it reached a tentative agreement with the Boeing Company on a contract that will provide job security for its members and limit the amount of work outside vendors can perform in the workplace.