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The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers today delivered signed cards to the National Mediation Board from nearly 12,000 Delta Air Lines flight attendants to formally request that the federal agency conduct a union representation election at the carrier.
The AFL-CIO has launched a nationwide “Raise The Wages” campaign to put the issue of increasing incomes for workers and the middle class at the top of the national agenda.
Saying that transportation needs can’t wait, a coalition that includes organized labor announced a 10-year plan Thursday for fixing Minnesota’s roads and bridges, expanding access to transit and improving safety.
DFL and Republican legislature leaders sought a tone of cooperation as the 2015 session opened this week – and also tried to dampen expectations.
The International Federation of Journalists and unions representing media workers condemned Wednesday’s attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people, including editor and cartoonist Stephane Charbonnier and three other well-known cartoonists.
The deadline is approaching to register for two classes offered by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service: an in-person course, “Contract Negotiations,” and an online course, “Introduction to the Labor Movement.”
Ever thought of joining the Twin Cities Labor Chorus? Newcomers are invited to explore membership during an open house on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Carpenters Hall, 730 Olive St., Saint Paul.
The Republican-run 114th Congress is likely to push through “fast track” trade promotion authority in the early weeks of the 2015 session. Action also is expected on the Keystone pipeline, education and postal “reform.”
The Minnesota Legislature’s 2015 session convenes Tuesday, with passage of transportation legislation and a state budget at the top of the agenda. Transportation is the major unfinished priority from 2014 and lawmakers must pass a two-year budget to fund health, human services, education and more.
The first minimum wage increase in nine years and the union vote by 26,000 home health care workers were among the highlights for Minnesota’s workers in 2014.
