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In response to greater evidence that patients do better with more nurses, Minnesota lawmakers have introduced the Safe Patient Standard bill in the Minnesota House of Representatives (HF 1654).
Young workers and the issues they face are the focus of the newest “Minnesota Works,” the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s podcast.
The Minnesota AFL-CIO Executive Board is condemning the prosecution of 11 Black Lives Matter activists for peacefully protesting at the Mall of America. The defendants, who faced their first court appearance Tuesday, include the labor federation’s director of organizing.
The Wisconsin State Assembly passed so-called Right to Work legislation Friday and Governor Scott Walker said he will sign it, making Wisconsin the 25th state to adopt this measure that substantially weakens unions.
As International Women’s Day is celebrated March 8, the International Labor Organization released a report showing women still face widespread discrimination and inequality in the workplace.
Members of the Service Employees International Union came together Wednesday for their 2015 Lobby Day, which saw hundreds of members from across the state head to the Capitol to advocate for issues affecting working families in Minnesota.
March 5, 2015, is an important anniversary for the Minneapolis Labor Review newspaper. It marks 100 years since the first issue edited by Robley D. Cramer, who would become a major figure in Minnesota labor.
Activists picketed outside Target Corp.’s headquarters downtown Minneapolis Tuesday, calling on CEO Brian Cornell to make raising wages for frontline workers a part of the company’s massive restructuring effort.
U.S. Senator Al Franken took a stand Tuesday against a Republican-led effort to block reforms poised to streamline and modernize the process for determining union representation in most workplaces.
Social media is one way that trade unions are reaching people, especially when it comes to a dispute with management, or in a local case, with the owners of a regional shopping mall.
