Health care is sticking point in St. Paul city talks
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Health care is leading to a “stalemate” in talks between the City of St. Paul and the two largest city employee unions, leaders of AFSCME say.
AFL-CIO president talks with Labor Secretary nominee
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AFL-CIO President John Sweeney has talked via telephone with Elaine Chao, President-elect Bush’s new nominee for Secretary of Labor, and Sweeney requested a meeting with Chao if she is confirmed by the Senate, the labor federation said in a news release.
Steelworkers approve contract at North Star
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Workers at North Star Steel, who had been on the job without a contract since Oct. 1, approved a new three-year deal on Jan. 9.
Union-opposed nominee drops out
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Linda Chavez, whose nomination was characterized by the AFL-CIO as ‘an insult to working families,’ has withdrawn her name for Secretary of Labor in President-elect Bush’s administration.
New grocery ‘superstores’ create challenge for union workers
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Union grocery employees in the Twin Cities are eyeing with concern a new trend in retailing: the combination of supermarkets and giant discount stores under one roof.
Mechanics, Northwest go back to table
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Mechanics and Northwest Airlines have resumed mediated negotiations, the first time in two months the sides have met to try to resolve a contract that has been open since 1996.
Learn about workplace rights, labor history
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Learn how to bargain a contract, find out about the struggles of the past and master the technology of the future in classes provided by the Labor Education Service.
UAW challenges election defeat at Onan
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The United Auto Workers union has filed both a formal challenge to its election defeat at Cummins Engines’ Onan generator plant in Fridley and unfair labor practice charges concerning company activities leading up to the election.
AFL-CIO blasts Labor Secretary nomination
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The nomination of Linda Chavez, an outspoken opponent of minimum wage and anti-discrimination programs, as Secretary of Labor ‘is an insult to American working men and women,’ the AFL-CIO says.