Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/2011/05/page/3/)
Anyone clouded by cynicism about the labor movement these days ought to have been at the Italian American Club in Minneapolis April 20. Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers and others gathered there that night for a send-off for Branch 9 President Pam Donato, who is moving to Washington, D.C. to work as special assistant to NALC president Fredric Rolando.
Every day, Metro Transit workers see the importance of affordable public transportation for people who rely on trains and buses. Tuesday at the Capitol, advocates quantified that impact for Minnesota lawmakers considering deep cuts in funding for public transit.
The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service is offering two social networking classes geared to working people and union members.
Unions are urging members to attend town hall meetings that state lawmakers are holding with constituents.
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1189 has held up a scheduled May 15th vote on a new grocery industry contract while the international union reviews the proposal.
Calling them a safety hazard to drivers on the nation’s roads, the Teamsters and several safety groups and advocates opened a campaign against the truck lobby’s plans to put extra-large rigs on U.S. roads.
Minnesotans can help restock food shelves and feed the hungry by taking part in the Letter Carriers food drive this Saturday.
More than 500 people braved frigid temperatures and gusty winds Sunday to march from the Cathedral to the state Capitol for International Workers Day. The marchers united around demands to stop the attacks on immigrants, workers and unions that are coming from the state Legislature.
Nine months after their last contract expired, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, which represents Metro Transit drivers, mechanics and other staff, have voted to approve a two-year agreement with the Metropolitan Council.
The League of Women Voters Minneapolis and the Southwest Journal will sponsor a public discussion Tuesday, May 3, on collective bargaining.