Private prison debate raises issues of race, justice
Issues of race, poverty and justice bubbled to the surface in an emotional hearing Tuesday over legislation to re-open a privately run state prison in Appleton, Minn.
Supreme Court upholds class action suit on wage theft
The U.S. Supreme Court decided 6-2 Tuesday to allow employees of Tyson Foods, Inc., to join together in a class action suit to recover pay lost to wage theft.
National labor and employment relations conference in Minneapolis in May
Register now for the 68th Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Relations Association May 26-29, at the Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis.
Proposal for earned sick time moves forward in Minneapolis
A proposal for the City of Minneapolis to mandate that employers provide earned sick and safe time has passed a committee studying the idea and will be drafted into an ordinance.
House passes financial relief for Iron Range workers
Financial relief to northeastern Minnesota iron workers remains caught in a volley of political maneuvers with the House passing a bill 104-25 Thursday granting a 26-week extension to unemployment compensation.
Still miles apart, but transportation conference committee reconvenes
Nine months after lawmakers failed to strike a deal on a long-term transportation funding plan the House and Senate conference committee tasked with the job met Wednesday for the first time during the 2016 session.
Labor Movie Night presents ‘Norma Rae’
The continuing “Twin Cities Labor Movie Night” film series presents “Norma Rae” Friday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at the United Labor Centre, 312 Central Ave., Room 356, Minneapolis.
Students urge lawmakers to recognize Capitol workers
Six Owatonna public school students testified before state lawmakers Thursday, urging them to authorize a memorial plaque recognizing the scores of workers who built the state Capitol – including six who died on the job.
Freight trains should have two-person crews, rail administration says
Saying safety requires it, the Federal Railroad Administration is proposing to mandate two-person crews in all but a few instances on the nation’s freight railroads.
Clergy call for passage of paid sick time ordinance
Faith leaders from St. Paul gathered in City Hall Tuesday to support a citywide ordinance guaranteeing workers access to earned sick and safe time.