Minimum wage workers to get raise Aug. 1
Minnesotans who earn the minimum wage will get a raise Saturday – to $9 an hour.The $1-an-hour increase will affect more than a quarter-of-a-million workers across the state.
Community forum Thursday on $15 minimum wage
15Now Minnesota will host a community forum Thursday, July 30, to discuss efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Nurses plan events to celebrate Medicare’s 50th anniversary
Registered nurses will join actions in more than 25 U.S. cities Thursday – including St. Paul – to honor Medicare and Medicaid’s 50th anniversary.
Workers rally for $15 federal minimum wage
Low-income workers are calling on the federal government to raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Screening Aug. 2 of Who Built Our Capitol? video
The Daughters of the American Revolution and the East Side Freedom Library are hosting a screening of the documentary, Who Built Our Capitol?, about the men and women who constructed the Minnesota statehouse, on Aug. 2.
Labor Chorus to pay tribute to Joe Hill July 28
The Twin Cities Labor Chorus pays tribute to legendary union songwriter Joe Hill in a free concert Tuesday, July 28, at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul.
UAW seeks to eliminate two-tier wage system
Eliminating the two-tier wage system is a top goal of the United Auto Workers as it enters contract talks with the “Detroit 3” car companies.
Memorial dedicated for 1934 Teamsters strike
The first marker to commemorate the historic 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters strikes was unveiled Saturday in the city’s Warehouse District.
State, workers want AT&T to comply with paid leave law
Members of the Communications Workers of America and their families rallied outside the U.S. Courthouse Friday, then packed a courtroom where the State of Minnesota and AT&T faced off over the enforcement of paid sick leave legislation.
Unity Hospital workers join SEIU
Nearly 350 workers at Unity Hospital in Fridley have voted to join Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota.