Poster sales benefit Hurricane Katrina victims
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Northland Poster Collective has produced a poster commemorating the victims of Hurricane Katrina, with proceeds going to hurricane relief.
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Northland Poster Collective to celebrate 25 years
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Minnesota’s art-makers for the labor movement, the Northland Poster Collective, will celebrate 25 years of arts activism with a cabaret concert Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave. So., Minneapolis. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Wellstone Memorial to be dedicated Sept. 25
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If you were a fan of Senator Paul Wellstone you’ll want to mark your
calendar for Sunday, Sept. 25. That’s the day of the dedication of the
Wellstone Memorial and Historic Site south of Eveleth.
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Art exhibit commemorates Wobblies’ 100th birthday
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A nationally touring collection of art, cartoons and photographs saluting the 100th anniversary of the International Workers of the World — the Wobblies — will be on display at Macalester College from Sept. 7-Oct. 16.
AFL-CIO joins push to protect child farm workers
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Bearing tales of children as young as 10 toiling under the hot summer sun in the nation’s fields, the AFL-CIO and several other organizations launched a new push for a law to protect child farm workers.
Minnesota changes voter registration, but does anyone know?
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Before its regular session ended, the Minnesota Legislature passed critical Voting Rights legislation that will make it easier for certain populations to register on Election Day. However, it appears that the Secretary of State’s Office hasn’t done enough to make sure that election officials around the state are aware of the changes, a group that advocated for the legislation says.
Commentary: Despite little support, Bush still pushes Social Security scheme
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Beset by rock-bottom public
support for his private
accounts scheme for Social
Security, President Bush still
“stays the course.”
AMFA, Northwest to resume negotiations Thursday
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Northwest Airlines and AMFA, the union representing striking Northwest Airlines workers, will resume negotiations Thursday in Minneapolis, both parties announced.
In Labor Day address, Keillor reflects on Katrina’s devastation
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Writer and radio host Garrison Keillor is best known for humorous monologues during his nationally broadcast show, “A Prairie Home Companion.” But at the St. Paul Labor Day picnic Monday, his remarks about the response to Hurricane Katrina were both somber and incisive.
NWA strikers to rally Thursday at FAA office
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Striking Northwest Airlines workers and their supporters plan to rally Thursday, Sept. 8, outside FAA headquarters to demand “an immediate investigation of serious safety questions surrounding the operations of Northwest Airlines,” they said.