Minnesota tax group endorses Dayton plan
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Minnesota Citizens for Tax Justice has endorsed U.S. Senator Mark Dayton’s plan to provide tax relief and stimulate the economy.
Unions team up for rally in downtown Minneapolis
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Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 17 and Teamsters Local 120 plan a joint demonstration Tuesday, Jan. 21. The unions and their supporters expect to rally at noon at the Federal Building plaza before marching through downtown.
Duluth labor council offers reward concerning sign thefts
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Delegates to the Duluth AFL-CIO Central Labor Body’s January meeting unanimously approved a motion to offer a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties responsible for the theft of ‘Say No To War With Iraq’ lawn signs in the area.
Assembly tables Iraq war resolution
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If the United States declares war against Iraq, it will do so with neither the endorsement nor condemnation of the Saint Paul Area Trades and Labor Assembly. At their monthly meeting Wednesday night, Assembly delegates voted to indefinitely table a resolution against US military action in Iraq.
U.S. Steel action could strand Minnesota iron ore miners
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U.S. Steel Corp. has announced it intends to purchase only the steel-making assets of the bankrupt National Steel Corp., a move that could leave National Steel Pellet Co. and its 400 Keewatin iron ore miners out in the cold, the Steelworkers union said.
Blandin job cuts are another blow to manufacturing workers
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Blandin Paper Company’s announcement that it will shut down two paper machines and lay off 298 workers is another blow to Minnesota’s already hard-hit manufacturing sector.
Organizing summit to discuss tactics, methods
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Faced with higher business and political hostility to workers and organizing, 150 top union organizers will gather in Washington Jan. 10-11 to discuss new tactics and methods for convincing workers to join unions.
St. Paul unions to vote on war resolution
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The Saint Paul Trades and Labor Assembly will debate a resolution on U.S. military action against Iraq at its regular monthly meeting Jan. 8.