‘Bush Legacy Tour’ makes stop in Minnesota
The "Bush Legacy Tour," a museum on wheels that organizers say documents the failed policies of the Bush administration, made a stop Wednesday in Minnesota.
Policy
Environment
Rally for ‘green jobs’ July 27 in St. Paul
Rank-and-file union members, community groups, environmentalists and others will rally Sunday, July 27, in St. Paul for "green jobs."
Transit workers overwhelmingly reject contract
By an overwhelming majority, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 have voted to reject a contract offer from Metro Transit.
Leadership urges transit workers to reject contract offer
Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 concluded a second day of voting Monday on a contract offer from Metro Transit. Last Thursday, the union\’s executive board voted 18-0 to recommend that members reject the two-year contract.
Job opening: Health policy educator
The Tobacco Law Center, a non-profit affiliate of the William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, has an immediate opening for Health Policy Educator to serve as an in-house public health policy researcher, educator and resource person.
Policy
Uncertain times at Rock-Tenn
At the age of 22, Dan Fessenden took a fateful drive down University Avenue in St. Paul, looking for a job. Initially his plan was to present himself to an employment agency and offer up a share of his wages in return for a job. But at his wife\’s suggestion, Fessenden stopped first at the Waldorf Company, the paper recycling plant that had loomed large in the city\’s Midway district since 1908.
Community
Minneapolis Building Trades sponsor Aquatennial block party
The Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council has signed on as the sponsor for the official kick-off event for this year\’s Minneapolis Aquatennial — the annual downtown block party this Friday.
Watch youth learn about construction careers
The Construction Careers Coalition (CCC), the Minneapolis Department of Employment and Training and the St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department invite the public to observe high schoolers as they work and learn about construction as a career choice.
Policy
Unions plan to protest McCain appearance
Unions plan to protest an appearance by Republican presidential candidate John McCain in Hudson, Wis., early Friday morning.
Policy
Union veterans form council to mobilize for 2008 elections
In Minnesota and four other states, union members who are also military veterans launched the Union Veterans Council to make sure their voices are heard during this year\’s elections.