NLRB director to discuss rule changes
The Minneapolis-based regional director of the National Labor Relations Board will discuss rule changes set to take effect next month that will modernize and streamline union organizing elections.
Carpenters to hold hiring fair and open house
The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters is hosting a Contractor Hiring Fair and Community Open House Wednesday, April 8, from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at its headquarters at 710 Olive St. in St. Paul.
Basic Steward Training offered on April 11
The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service will offer Basic Steward Training, a non-credit labor studies skills course, on Saturday, April 11.
Award-winning teacher to speak on impact of high-stakes testing
Jesse Hagopian, an award-winning teacher who led a boycott of standardized testing in the Seattle public schools, will speak Friday, March 20, in a free program at Macalester College.
Educators praise Dayton proposal to invest in pre-K and other services
Education Minnesota, the organization representing 70,000 educators across the state, is praising Governor Mark Dayton’s plan to invest the projected state budget surplus in public schools.
Paid sick leave would create a healthier Minnesota, study shows
Workers shouldn’t have to choose between earning a paycheck and getting medical care, or caring for a newborn child.
Officials with the Minnesota Department of Health offered another reason for expanding paid leave: a healthier Minnesota.
Steelworkers reach tentative pact to end refinery strike
The Steelworkers have reached a tentative four-year contract with Shell Oil, the designated firm among the nation’s “Seven Sisters” oil companies in bargaining for a national pattern contract.
Teamsters speak to lawmakers this week
Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters will be at the state Capitol this week to speak with lawmaker on a variety of issues, including better wages and working conditions for workers at the University of Minnesota.
Labor Health & Benefit Fair on March 28
The Labor/Management Health Care Coalition invites all union members and their families to “Spring Fever! The 2015 Labor Health & Benefit Fair” coming Saturday, March 28, to the Minneapolis Convention Center.
RyKrisp shutdown ends close-knit workplace, good union jobs
When the RyKrisp production plant in southeast Minneapolis closes Monday, workers there will lose what they say has been not only a good union job but also a very close-knit workplace.