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The proposed plan to rescue the Central States Pension Plan would be devastating for tens of thousands of Teamster retirees, cutting pensions by as much as 65 percent, speakers warned Tuesday at a public forum.
Pipefitter Clara Schiller showcases the artistry of the Building Trades through her “Boiler Room Shanty” on White Bear Lake.
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association rallied in solidarity Saturday as 6,000 registered nurses represented by the MNA enter negotiations with the Allina hospital system.
Retail janitors who work for contractors cleaning the Twin Cities’ giant retail stores announced they will go on strike Feb. 14 unless their employers negotiate improvements in wages and benefits like paid sick time, paid vacation and paid holidays.
North Branch teachers rallied with supporters on back-to-back days this week, sending a clear message to school board members and administrators before contract negotiations resumed Friday.
Twin Cities security officers represented by Service Employees International Union Local 26 reached a tentative agreement last Wednesday night on a groundbreaking new contract that includes a $15 minimum wage.
The Communications Workers are taking on Wall Street, inaugurating a major and long campaign to cut and curb the outsize clout of the sector that trashed the U.S. economy and workers’ jobs, homes and pensions.
Ministers from 12 nations, including the United States, have signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but opponents note the trade deal still has a long way to go to win passage in Congress and elsewhere.
St. Paul’s East Side Freedom Library will make the most of the five Mondays in February by hosting a film each evening, part of a series of free, public events the non-profit library has planned for Black History Month.
The Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice, visiting Minneapolis Feb. 12 to hear from union members and the larger community, originated from a resolution passed by the national AFL-CIO executive council nearly one year ago.
