Red Cross workers seek fair contract
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AFSCME lab workers are seeking support in their effort to get a fair contract with the American Red Cross in St. Paul.
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UAW president says auto industry in crisis
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Testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Tuesday, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger didn\’t mince words about the auto industry\’s need for Congress to approve a bridge loan.
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Euphoria over Obama win tempered by Senate recount
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Whether Minnesota labor\’s massive effort to mobilize members in the 2008 elections was a success will ultimately turn on the results of a recount in the U.S. Senate race, Labor 2008 coordinators say.
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Duluth workers to protest one-day shutdown of city services Monday
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City of Duluth workers will hold a "We want to work" protest Monday, when Mayor Don Ness holds a one-day shutdown of city services.
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Long-term measures need to restore economy, analysts say
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The current economic crash will last at least 18 months and gives the incoming Obama administration and the new Democratic-run Congress the opportunity to enact longer-term recovery measures, not just quick fixes, a panel of progressives said.
AFSCME to protest at Red Cross Saturday
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AFSCME Council 5 will lead a protest Saturday at the St. Paul office of the American Red Cross to protest the agency\’s failure to reach a fair contract with workers, the union announced.
Workers seek support as foundry lockout enters third week
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A lockout idling 160 union workers at a Plymouth foundry is now in its third week – and the union is reaching out to the rest of the labor movement for support.
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UAW president urges action to aid auto industry
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United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger is calling for quick government action to help the auto industry, its workers and retirees.
Communications Workers ratify new contract with Qwest
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After rejecting a previous proposal, members of the largest union at Qwest have ratified a new agreement, the Communications Workers of America announced Friday.