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Most meatpacking workers and some employers are unaware of a 2007 Minnesota law that spells out rights on the job, a legislative audit has found. The findings illustrate the need for stronger measures to protect worker safety and public health, the UFCW said.
With the exception of his stance on trade, Obama put forward a strong pro-worker agenda in his State of the Union Address, AFL-CIO leaders said.
From fast food to education, retail and transportation, the efforts to improve workplaces depend on building effective political and community coalitions, a panel told students in the Minnesota Union Leadership Program.
Veronica Mendez, co-director of CTUL, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha/Center of Workers United in Struggle, will attend Tuesday’s State of the Union Address as the guest of Congressman Keith Ellison.
Minnesota’s tax structure is among the fairest in the country, according to the results of an annual analysis of state and local tax systems released by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
Financial reform groups, joined by postal unions and others from organized labor, on Monday announced the creation of a national campaign to expand banking services.
Air Serv’s new “standby” scheduling practices have riled Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport workers, who registered their frustrations at a rally inside Terminal 1 Thursday.
Kip Hedges, the Delta baggage handler fired for speaking up for low-wage airport workers, is still waiting to hear the airline’s decision on his appeal. In the meantime, he has been awarded unemployment compensation and continues to advocate for higher wages and a union.
Home care workers and the state of Minnesota have reached an agreement on a first contract for the 27,000 home care workers represented by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, the union announced Thursday.
The deadline is Friday, Jan. 16, to register for the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service’s online course, “Introduction to the Labor Movement.”
