Working people talk about economy in public radio report

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Rob McKenzie, president of the UAW local at the Ford plant in St. Paul, and Mike Goldman, dislocated worker labor liaison for the Minnesota AFL-CIO, are among the people interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio for a report on the state’s economy.

Hearings begin on aid to LTV workers

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The Legislature begins hearings Wednesday, Jan. 17, and Thursday, Jan. 18, on S.F. 101 / H.F. 157, legislation to extend unemployment benefits to workers affected by the shutdown of the LTV taconite mine in Hoyt Lakes.

St. Croix Valley Labor Council, United Way form partnership

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The St. Croix Valley Central Labor Council and St. Croix Valley United Way are teaming up to create a joint community services program. Though similar to programs that already exist in St. Paul, Minneapolis and other cities, the St. Croix agreement is among the first in the nation in a non-urban setting.

NLRB supports union use of workplace e-mail

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In a settlement that says something about the Internet and unions, a National Labor Relations Board official convinced a leading D.C.-area publisher to admit it can’t discriminate against its union’s use of e-mail to inform members of the status of negotiations.

Seminars invite women into Building Trades

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The first in a series of monthly seminars for women interested in the Building Trades will take place Tuesday, Jan. 23, from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Minnesota Women’s Building, 550 Rice St., St. Paul.

PACE joins partnership in $340,000 training grant

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With the support of PACE – the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union – Century College in White Bear Lake will receive a $340,000 Job Skills Grant from the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership. The grant – to be matched by the state’s five largest manufacturers of corrugated boxes – will create a paper and packaging training lab at the college.