Committee forms to support U of M strikers
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A Labor and Community Strike Support Committee will hold its first meeting Saturday to aid University of Minnesota workers who face a possible walkout.
Organizing
IBEW questions temp agency hiring practices
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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is pressuring a St. Paul temp agency to explain why it refused to place fully qualified, union electricians into a recently advertised opening.
Government
St. Paul faces difficult budget choices
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St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman presented his 2008 budget proposal against a backdrop of uncertainty over the likelihood and scope of a special legislative session in the wake of the I-35W bridge collapse.
U of M workers organize for strike
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University of Minnesota clerical, technical and health care workers, represented by AFSCME, are organizing for a strike, their union announced.
Work-life, safety courses headline Labor Education Service lineup
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How can we balance our jobs and our home life and how does public policy influence our choices? In what ways can people organize to improve workplace safety? These and other topics will be discussed in courses offered over the coming year by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
Organizing
NLRB administrative law judge vindicates ‘Rochester 19’
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An NLRB Administrative Law Judge has ruled in favor of the Rochester Holiday Inn Express workers who were fired a few days before Christmas 2006.
Policy
Congressional field hearing tonight in Mpls on mortgage foreclosure
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A Congressional field hearing tonight will solicit public testimony on the current mortgage foreclosure crisis impacting the Twin Cities area and communities nationwide. The hearing will be at the Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Community
For third year, unions will host booth at Game Fair
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The Anoka County hunting show runs August 10-12, 17-19. Union members visiting the popular Game Fair in Anoka County that begins Friday should be sure to stop by the booth hosted by the Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council (CLUC) and local unions.
University of Minnesota workers rally
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With a giant inflatable rat serving as a backdrop, University of Minnesota workers rallied yesterday calling for a contract that keeps pace with inflation. All four AFSCME unions at the University are currently in contract negotiations. The rat, rally organizers said, served to challenge how University administrators can “RATionalize” generous pay increases for themselves, while University support staff fall further behind the cost of living.
Ellison hosting forum on Iraq war
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Congressman Keith Ellison will host a forum on "Peace and the Iraq War" Wednesday night in Minneapolis.