Organizing
May 21: LES sponsors half-day program on women’s leadership
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On May 21, the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service will sponsor another in its series of educational programs for working women.
Help tell the story of the workers who built the Capitol
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The Labor Education Service has started work on a new project, “Who Built the Capitol?” to uncover the names and stories of the workers who constructed the Minnesota State Capitol, one of the most acclaimed state government centers in the United States.
GAMC agreement passed by House and Senate
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A compromise between Gov. Tim Pawlenty and legislators on how to provide basic medical services for an estimated 35,000 low-income Minnesotans, many of whom have chronic mental health problems, was passed 121-12 by the House and 50-12 by the Senate.
Reading scores are wake-up call, Education Minnesota says
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Education Minnesota President Tom Dooher said the 2009 reading scores released by the federal government on Wednesday should be the latest wake-up call to Minnesota that it’s time to seriously deal with the achievement gap.
Community
Plumbers help out homeowners on ‘Water’s Off’ day
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Union plumbers will assist low income seniors and disabled homeowners with repair of minor plumbing problems and perform safety checks at this year’s “Water’s Off” community service day on Saturday, March 27.
Union workers will serve fans at new Twins ballpark
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With opening day at the new Minnesota Twins ballpark approaching, UNITE HERE Local 17 has settled a first contract with the new ballpark’s concessionaire.
Labor leaders hail passage of health care overhaul
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Union leaders hailed Sunday’s final passage of the health care overhaul, but at least one — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka — warned the fight isn’t over yet.
Dooher re-elected president of Education Minnesota
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Tom Dooher has been re-elected to a second three-year term as president of Education Minnesota, the state’s 70,000- member educators union.
Policy
Bakk drops out of race for governor
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Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, a union carpenter, announced at the St. Louis County DFL Convention in Duluth Saturday that he will end his bid for the DFL endorsement for governor.
More than 200,000 march to advocate immigration reform
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More than 200,000 people crowded the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Sunday to advocate for comprehensive reform of U.S. immigration laws, including an end to raids and deportations.