State lawmakers say ‘Leave Social Security alone’
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Resolutions have been introduced in the Minnesota House and Senate calling on Congress not to tinker with Social Security.
Some MinnesotaCare enrollees face life-and-death situation
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“If I croak, it’s going to be right in the doorway of Tim Pawlenty’s office,” Lona DeCarlo says. She and others who depend on MinnesotaCare say they face a life-and-death situation if they lose their eligiblity for coverage.
Government
Coalition returns to fight Pawlenty’s health-care cuts
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s plan to eliminate MinnesotaCare coverage for 47,000 workers is an unnecessary gamble that threatens their lives, the public’s health, and will raise rather than reduce health insurance costs in the state, leaders of a revived health-care coalition said Wednesday.
Minneapolis labor council hosts mayoral debate tonight
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The Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council will host a mayoral
debate tonight between Peter McLaughlin and R.T. Rybak,
candidates for the DFL Party’s endorsement for Mayor of Minneapolis.
PACE members vote to merge with Steelworkers union
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More than 1,600 delegates from the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers (PACE) voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to merge with the United Steelworkers of America.
State cancels Workers Memorial Day ceremony
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation, which has held a Workers Memorial Day commemoration for two decades, is cancelling this year’s event, saying it no longer can commit the time and resources.
Reject flawed CAFTA, union leaders tell Congress
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The proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is seriously flawed and should be rejected, union leaders told two Congressional committees Wednesday. The pact, which does not include adequate protections for workers’ freedom to form unions or safe working conditions, would not alleviate poverty in Central America and would cost thousands of U.S. workers their jobs, they said.
Government
Bankruptcy legislation condemned as too harsh
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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week whether to change the nation’s bankruptcy laws, a measure that could affect thousands of Minnesotans.
Organizing
Union election under way among U of M graduate employees
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Balloting is under way among University of Minnesota graduate employees, to determine whether they will be represented by GradTRAC/UE Local 1105.
CAFTA opponents stage ‘Call-in Day’ Wednesday
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Organized labor and other opponents of CAFTA, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, will stage a “Call-in Day” to Congress Wednesday, April 13. It is one of several events planned during a Global Week of Action.