Policy
Union leaders offer solutions to grim state budget forecast
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In the wake of Wednesday’s grim state budget forecast, labor leaders urge lawmakers to put aside politics and fairly raise the revenue needed to provide public services.
Senate panel OKs Obama OSHA nominee
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The Senate Labor Committee has approved Dr. David Michaels, a public health specialist who helped craft the federal program to aid former nuclear weapons workers who became sick from radiation, as head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Environment
Twin Cities janitors launch campaign for good, green jobs
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Twin Cities janitors and supporters will gather Saturday to launch a new contract campaign focusing on full-time, family-supporting jobs that also are good for the environment.
Policy
Union leaders to demand action on jobs at White House summit
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At a White House jobs summit Thursday, union leaders will urge President Barack Obama to take quick action to help the nation’s more than 26 million unemployed or underemployed workers.