Governor names union representatives to health care task forces
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Governor Mark Dayton has named three labor representatives to two task forces that will seek ways to expand health care coverage to more Minnesotans and drive down cost.
Unions ramp up campaign to repeal anti-union law in Ohio
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Despite favorable public opinion polls, Ohio unionists are taking nothing for granted and are ramping up their campaign to repeal Gov. John Kasich’s anti-union law, as a Nov. 8 referendum on it nears.
Policy
Labor leaders join march on Minneapolis banks
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Leaders of several Minnesota unions addressed participants in Saturday’s march against banks, held on the anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash that launched the Great Depression.
Hennepin County workers rally for fair contract
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Four hundred Hennepin County workers rallied at the Government Center, fighting the continuing degradation of their jobs and the county’s ongoing demands for pay and contract concessions.
Community
AFL-CIO supports Vikings stadium, Block E casino
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Amid the ongoing debate over funding options for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, the Minnesota AFL-CIO reaffirmed its support for a casino in Minneapolis’ Block E Entertainment complex.
Government
Federal workers to Congress: Hands off Social Security!
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Federal workers staged lunch-break demonstrations at three locations in the Twin Cities metro area Thursday, warning the public about potential cuts to the Social Security Administration and their impact on middle class Americans.
Policy
Unions to march on Minneapolis banks Saturday
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On Oct. 29 – the anniversary of the stock market crash that started the Great Depression – labor unions and working people will join Occupy Minnesota in a march on local banks.
Policy
Occupy movement hits Duluth
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The Occupy Wall Street phenomenon that has been sweeping the country since it began in New York City Sept. 17 has arrived in Duluth. Since mid-October there has been action in the streets nearly every day.
Locked-out sugar workers to vote Nov. 1 on contract offer
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The 1,300 workers locked out of their jobs since Aug. 1 by American Crystal Sugar will vote Nov. 1 on a contract offer, their union announced.
Kowalski’s workers reject imposed contract
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Workers at five Kowalski-owned grocery stores in the east metro have overwhelmingly rejected an imposed contract that would have gutted their pensions and required other concessions.