Machinists Lodge 459 celebrates 100th anniversary
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Capitol City and Minneapolis Metal Workers Lodge 459, a local of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, celebrated its 100th anniversary at a party June 15.
Charlie Brown – union man?
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Does Charlie Brown support unions? Only his late creator, Charles Schulz, knows for sure. But this statue of Charlie outside the Holiday Inn-Rivercentre in downtown St. Paul is a positive indication.
Striking nurses say they are prepared for the long haul
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Daniel Haehn is only 10 months old, but he’s already a veteran picketer. Daniel and his mother, Janelle, walk regular picket duty with Daniel’s striking grandmother, Bonnie Seeman, outside Fairview-Riverside hospital.
Retirees’ convention focuses on key issues
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About 150 retired union members gathered June 13 at the St. Paul Labor Centre for the fifth annual convention of the Minnesota State Retiree Council, AFL-CIO. Among their concerns were rising prices for prescription drugs and proposals to undermine the Social Security system.
Union steps up the heat on Holiday Inn Rivercentre
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Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 17 stepped up the heat on the Holiday Inn Rivercentre with a demonstration June 13 that organizers said was just the beginning of a bigger campaign against the anti-union hotel.
State employees vent frustrations at Solidarity picnic
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State employees feel unappreciated and are tired of lawmakers and administrators playing games with their jobs and their union contract.
Final building trades locals ratify contracts
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Millwrights Local 548 became the last construction union to ratify a new contract, which members approved by a 3-1 margin in voting June 8 and 9.
Movie Review: ‘Bread and Roses’
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‘Bread and Roses,’ a feature film inspired by SEIU’s Justice for Janitors campaign, is showing for a limited run at the Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis starting Friday, June 15.
Resource Center of Americas workers join union
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Saying that workplace organizing is a natural outgrowth of their work, employees of the Resource Center of the Americas have joined a union.
Funeral directors speak out for respect on the job
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Low wages, long hours and heavy workloads are prompting Twin Cities funeral directors to mount an organizing effort with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.