Labor Management Council to discuss federal health care reform
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“Federal Changes in Healthcare: The Impact on Bargaining and Labor-Management Committees” will be the topic at the Nov. 10 meeting of the Twin City Area Labor Management Council.
Organizing
Union effort at Jimmy John’s falls short in tight vote
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Workers at 10 Jimmy John’s franchise locations in Minneapolis are crying foul after a unionization effort failed by only two votes.
Organizing
Machinists union urges Delta ground workers to vote ‘IAM yes’
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Ground workers at Delta Air Lines began voting last week in historic elections that could bring collective bargaining rights to more than 30,000 employees. On Sunday, the union seeking to represent those workers, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, rallied to build support.
Government
Unions speak out against FBI attacks on civil liberties
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Important labor groups are speaking out against the recent spate of federal attacks on the civil liberties of U.S. peace and labor activists. A National Call-In Day to oppose the FBI raids is Tuesday, Oct. 19.
Organizing
Jimmy Johns workers ready for milestone union vote Friday
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Jimmy John\’s workers and supporters rallied Monday, kicking off the final countdown to an unprecedented union election Friday at the Minneapolis-based franchise of the national sandwich chain.
Community
Social Justice Film Festival Saturday at the U
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Several University of Minnesota departments and organizations are sponsoring a series of films with a social justice theme Saturday, Oct. 16, on the Minneapolis campus.
Community
Union book author to speak in St. Paul
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Nurse-author Tim Sheard is the author of a four-book series of crime novels featuring Lenny Moss, hospital shop steward-detective.
Prison cutbacks increase security risks for everyone, officers say
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Erosion in prison staffing is creating serious security risks for workers and the public, according to more than 250 corrections officers and allies who rallied outside Stillwater Correctional Facility Tuesday.
Policy
GreenPOWER trains workers for new energy economy
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Minnesota is the site of an innovative, new training program designed to equip workers with the power – with the GreenPOWER – to succeed in a new-energy economy. The program, expected to train 2,000 workers by December 2011, celebrated its first class of graduates Oct. 1 in Blaine.
Organizing
Voting underway for Delta Air Lines ground workers
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Some 14,000 Delta Air Lines fleet service workers began voting Thursday whether to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.