Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/2011/10/page/4/)
The Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation joined local teachers unions in hosting a community forum Sept. 27 in North Branch to discuss education funding in Minnesota, with a focus on the inequalities and challenges it creates for several school districts in Chisago County.
In a scene being played out in communities across the country, workers at a town hall meeting with Congresswoman Betty McCollum urged Congress to take action to create jobs.
Some of New York City’s largest unions and community groups – and labor organizations across the country – are joining the “Occupy Wall Street” protests.
The days can get long and dull while mining nickel in Sudbury, about four hours north of Toronto, Ontario. Just the kind of working conditions that spawn musical creativity in young people like Michael Fraser O’Brien.
Sisanda Mbokotho shivered as she joined the marchers chanting “Jobs now!” in the streets of downtown Minneapolis. The weather on Friday was a lot cooler than that in her home country of South Africa, but the feeling of solidarity was familiar, she said.
Halima Said, Michelle Kavanaugh and Eric Clinton live thousands of miles apart, but they share a common belief that young people can and will make a difference.