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To win support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers need to talk to co-workers and "take a personal stand," IBEW President Ed Hill said.
Most of the activists who are leading the Labor 2008 election effort in Minnesota were in grade school when John Sweeney took the helm of the AFL-CIO, the nation\’s largest labor federation. But on Monday, young and old came together to challenge workers to elect Barack Obama and other labor-endorsed candidates in November.
Flanked by federal, state and local officials — and representatives of the Building Trades — Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced Monday that the new 35W bridge will open Thursday at 5 a.m.
It wasn\’t many years ago that union members and environmentalists didn\’t mesh very well. Things have changed on many levels now and unionized construction and manufacturing workers are seeing the benefit of a "green economy" as job losses multiple in more traditional employment sectors.
Union members from across the state, gathered for the biennial convention of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, are focused on one goal: electing worker-friendly candidates in the November elections.
James Bialke has begun work as the new executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association, which represents 20,000 registered nurses across the state.
The morning after Republicans wrapped up their party convention in St. Paul, the Minnesota Newspaper Guild joined other local and national media organizations in denouncing the arrest of journalists covering protests outside the four-day event.
The four-day Republican National Convention in early September was more than St. Paul\’s shining moment on the national stage. It was a study in contrasts.
When union members from Minnesota and across the nation joined activists from around the world to protest the World Trade Organization in 1999, they woke up many Americans to the issues surrounding globalization. Now their struggle is being portrayed in a new film "The Battle in Seattle" premiering Sept. 19 in Minneapolis.
As national unemployment passed 6 percent for the month of August, a new report shows the United States can create two million jobs nationwide by investing in renewable energy technologies that will strengthen the economy and fight global warming.
