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On a cold Saturday morning Oct. 25 on the Bodas Road south of Eveleth, four dozen people gathered to remember Senator Paul Wellstone on the sixth anniversary of the tragic airplane crash that took his life.
On Saturday, the sixth anniversary of the plane crash that killed U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, union leaders and elected officials evoked the spirit of Minnesota\’s "labor senator" to rally members in the final days before Nov. 4.
Want to understand why so many American workers find it so hard to organize unions in their workplaces? Look no further than Wal-Mart, a researcher for Human Rights Watch says.
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of "Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America," "This Land is Their Land" and 13 other books, will be the featured speaker at the 25th anniversary celebration of the JOBS NOW Coalition.
On October 21-23, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided homes in small southwestern Minnesota towns, including St. James and Madelia. Early reports were highly colored by fear and rumors, and overstated the numbers of arrests.
Jim Monroe, executive director of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, will be a featured speaker Friday at the Minnesota Health Care Roundtable.
A top union pension official says local and international unions have "no silver bullet" to solve threats to their members\’ pension plans\’ assets due to the current stock market collapse and spiraling financial crisis.
Senator Hillary Clinton was on Minnesota\’s Iron Range for the first time in her life Tuesday at a "Change We Need" rally in Hibbing. Judging by the wild reception she got at Miners Memorial Arena from the 4,600 in attendance, it isn\’t a stretch to say many had the former First Lady as their first choice for the Democratic presidential nominee.
Congressman Keith Ellison could be spending his campaign funds promoting his record and appealing for more votes in the Nov. 4 election. Instead, he\’s standing up for the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation to strengthen worker rights.
A researcher with Human Rights Watch will discuss "Discounting Worker’s Rights in the U.S.: The Wal-Mart Effect" Thursday at the University of Minnesota.
