Wave of strikes hits U.S. oil refineries
Some 3,800 members of the United Steelworkers have struck nine oil refineries and are threatening walkouts at several others after contract talks with Shell Oil Co. broke down.
Building Trades urge Obama to sign Keystone pipeline bill
Building Trades unions are urging President Barack Obama to sign legislation mandating construction of the entire controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.
New analysis pinpoints cost of living in Minnesota
A new tool developed by the Department of Employment and Economic Development shows the cost of meeting basic needs across the state.
Delta absorbed Northwest – and their union. But MSP flight attendants didn’t stop fighting
For many of the 1,800 Delta flight attendants based at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the upcoming vote to form a union is about more than wages, benefits and work rules.
Registration open for 2015 Union Womens Retreat
Registration is open for the 2015 Minnesota Union Women’s Retreat sponsored by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
Dayton’s budget for education draws positive labor response
Governor Mark Dayton’s state budget proposal is drawing positive response from the union representing educators. His $42 billion, two-year budget proposal, released Tuesday, is heavily focused on Minnesota’s youngest residents.
Workers successfully pressure Air Serv to provide pay stubs
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport workers employed by Air Serv won a victory this week when the company agreed to provide them with paper copies of their paycheck stubs.
Union membership remained steady in 2014
Union density was 11.1 percent in 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, down 0.2 percent from the year before. Unions added 48,000 members last year, but the workforce grew even more.
Workers mourn pending closure of RyKrisp plant
The RyKrisp production plant in southeast Minneapolis, which has operated since 1926, will close March 16. Fifteen veteran employees will lose their jobs.
Radio, history program feature Capitol project
Randy Croce, who directs the Who Built Our Capitol? project, will be featured on Minnesota Public Radio Monday, Jan. 26. He also will speak Jan. 27 as part of the History Lounge series sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society.