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Employees are blaming high turnover at University of Minnesota Dining Services on management tampering with payroll records and a hostile work environment, according to a new report in the Minnesota Daily newspaper.
Oregon\’s Willamette Valley is a long way from the shores of Lake Minnetonka, lined by the palatial homes of Minnesota\’s wealthiest business leaders. Nonetheless, two union leaders from United Steelworkers Local 1189 from Halsey, Ore., traveled all the way to Minnesota last week seeking a meeting with Patrick C. Halloran, head of Wayzata Investment Partners, a private equity firm that purchased their plant in June.
With the political conventions over, unions have stepped up efforts to mobilize members for the Nov. 4 general elections. In Minnesota, Change to Win welcomed the "McCain Truth Squad" tour and the AFL-CIO held a massive one-day doorknock.
Before you vote in the Nov. 4 general election, don\’t forget to go to the polls this Tuesday, Sept. 9, to make your voice heard in several important primary election races.
Joy Anderson has always been skeptical of Republican priorities and policies, but her views were confirmed after a week as a banquet server for the Republican National Convention.
Millions of Americans continue to live in poverty and neither major political party is addressing the problem, according to citizens who spoke out this week during the Republican National Convention.
This year, the Minnesota AFL-CIO and affiliates hosted Labor Day activities at the Minnesota State Fair.
The union representing many City of Duluth employees failed to get a court order to block layoffs, but said it will continue to fight to save critical jobs and services.
The United Steelworkers will lead a protest Friday against a Minnesota-based private equity firm that has undercut wages and benefits at an Oregon paper mill.
If the 2008 election finds you remembering Paul Wellstone, you can find inspiration in the late Senator\’s life and words as staged in the play, "Wellstone!"
