Workday Magazine (https://workdayminnesota.flywheelsites.com/author/tsuperadmin/page/67/)
New Year’s Day brought new pro-worker state and local laws into effect, as past worker activism at those levels provided an alternative to gridlock and anti-worker attitudes in the GOP-run Congress in Washington, D.C.
A Minnesota firefighter, school custodian and special education teacher said fair treatment on the job and the quality of public services are at stake in a case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Monday.
The future of northern Minnesota hangs in the balance as the region is battered by layoffs. That was the message from union leaders, business owners and elected officials to legislators as they made the case for extended unemployment benefits.
The Minnesota State Retiree Council, AFL-CIO, will host a free workshop Jan. 7 on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and how to talk with other people about the future of these important safety net programs.
Ring in 2016 with Twin Cities events featuring two epic films and a “sock hop” to help the homeless.
MnDOT transportation crews are working around the clock right now to clear away the season’s first big snowfall and keep their fellow Minnesotans safe on the roads.
A strike authorization vote led to a satisfactory contract offer for members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 22 who work at Pearson Candy Company.
Workers scored a win in Congress as lawmakers decided to delay imposing the so-called “Cadillac tax” on high-value health care plans for two more years, to 2020.
Forty years ago this month, teachers in Luverne Public Schools went on strike as one of seven Minnesota school districts to do so in 1975. The walkout was one of the first tests of the new right-to-strike provision in PELRA, the state’s Public Employment Labor Relations Act.
The United Steelworkers and U.S. Steel announced a tentative contract agreement this week, offering a ray of hope for some families on Minnesota’s Iron Range. But the region’s future remains in doubt, as the area is wracked by massive layoffs and challenges from international trade.
