Will state employees go on strike? Ballots to be counted Saturday
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Members of AFSCME Council 6, the largest state employees union, will finish voting Friday night whether to strike against the State of Minnesota.
Picnics, parades mark Labor Day
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The Carlton County Central Labor Body has begun the 82nd Annual Cloquet Labor Day Celebration, one of several events around Minnesota commemorating workers and organized labor.
Letter Carriers, Postal Service open bargaining
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Saying this time they want to reach an agreement, not have an arbitrator impose one, the National Association of Letter Carriers opened bargaining Aug. 21 with the U.S. Postal Service.
Labor Education Service courses start soon
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Organizing, arbitration and labor history are some of the topics of Union Leadership Academy classes offered this fall by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service. In addition to courses, LES also will offer a book club and a Working Class Studies movie series.
Ramsey County halts attempt to use inmate labor
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The Ramsey County Board has voted down a proposal to eliminate laundry jobs in the Ramsey Nursing Home and transfer the work to inmates at the County Workhouse.
Augsburg College workers fight outsourcing
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Augsburg College has told union workers in its maintenance, groundskeeping and custodial departments that, for cost-saving reasons, it is likely to outsource their work. Employees fear outsourcing threatens their wages, benefits and even jobs.
NLRB orders new UAW election at Onan
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Saying a last-minute company proposal to settle a 10-year-old pension lawuit illegally interfered with a UAW organizing campaign, the National Labor Relations Board has ordered a new election for an estimated 730 workers at Onan Corp. in Fridley.
Minnesota AFL-CIO condemns KKK, supports grocery wine sales
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Delegates to the Minnesota AFL-CIO state convention this week approved a resolution strongly condemning the Ku Klux Klan and similar organizations. The union members also took action on several other issues, including wine sales in grocery stores, international trade and Social Security.
State workers demonstrate at Capitol
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Members of AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and MAPE, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, demonstrated outside the state Capitol Wednesday to urge a fair settlement in state contract talks.
Union Bank named ‘Best Community Bank’
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Union Bank & Trust, based in Minneapolis, was named the nation’s top community bank with assets under $100 million in a performance review conducted by the American Bankers’ Association.<