Minnesota nurses seek slowdown in smallpox program
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The Minnesota Nurses Association has joined the American Nurses Association in urging a more cautious effort in the development of a national vaccination program against smallpox.
Education Minnesota outlines legislative agenda
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Education Minnesota outlined its legislative agenda for the 2003 session, including calls for short-term fixes that will avoid further service cuts, plus a fundamental change to the way Minnesota schools are funded in the future.
Union rally evokes memories of King
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Participants in a noon rally evoked the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in their call for fair treatment of workers at the Minneapolis Grand Hotel and city-owned parking ramps.
Nurses blast Bush restrictions on Medicaid coverage
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The membership of the Minnesota Nurses Association blasted President George W. Bush for his latest move to allow managed care organizations to limit and restrict coverage of emergency services for Medicaid recipients.
March, picketing scheduled in Duluth
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Duluth residents will participate in the annual march and rally to celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, then will picket to support hotel workers in Canal Park.
Events to honor Martin Luther King
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Several events will take place in St. Paul Jan. 20 as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorations.
March in the Winter Carnival Parade
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Union members and their families are invited to join the Labor/United Way marching unit in the annual Winter Carnival Grande Day Parade Jan. 25.
PBS program profiles complex crusader Bayard Rustin
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Long before Martin Luther King, Jr. became a national figure, Bayard Rustin routinely put his body – and his life – on the line as a crusader for racial justice.
Freezing to stop a wage freeze
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Members of the Minnesota Newspaper Guild/Typographical Union took to the streets in subzero temperatures Tuesday to stop a proposed three-year wage freeze at the Pioneer Press.
Minnesotans participate in nationwide strike against General Electric
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Thirty-six union members in Minneapolis are among 14,000 workers participating in a two-day strike against General Electric to protest rising health care costs.