Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/2009/11/page/3/)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has flirted with 10,000 points. U.S. manufacturing, exports and home sales are showing signs of life. The economy is growing again, but it’s failing by one critical measure: jobs.
Amid indications the Mexican government “would like to sweep the whole thing under the rug,” a special Inter-American panel Nov. 4 tackled the unsolved 2007 murder of U.S. union organizer Santiago Rafael Cruz in Monterrey, Mexico.
The nation’s unemployment rate rose into double digits in October, increasing 0.4% that month, to 10.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Unions in Minnesota and across the country are praising U.S. House passage of historic health reform that will expand coverage and cut costs.
As the U.S. House prepares to debate health reform legislation, members of the Minnesota Congressional delegation are hearing stories from their constituents who have been financially and emotionally devastated by the lack of affordable health care.
The H1N1 strain may be a “novel” virus, but it is nothing new to school nurses in Minnesota, who are celebrating 100 years of professional service in the state. Ceremonies scheduled for Friday will honor the 10 decades of valuable contributions made by school nurses to the health of children and communities.
By refusing to require the use of proper equipment, Minnesota\’s Department of Health may be putting nurses\’ health at risk amidst a pandemic influenza outbreak, the Minnesota Nurses Association said Wednesday.
As the recession continues, Working Partnerships has been assisting out-of-work union members by providing $25 grocery store gift cards totalling more than $500 per week.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Tuesday withdrew the single transportation certification application it filed with the National Mediation Board in July on behalf of flight attendants at Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.