Policy
Opposition to amendments takes center stage
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Union members affirmed their opposition to the two proposed constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot this fall, saying they are “wrong for Minnesota.”
Organizing
Co-president of newly merged entertainment union brings message of unity
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The president of one of the nation’s largest entertainment and media unions brought a message of unity and solidarity to the Minnesota AFL-CIO convention.
Policy
AFL-CIO unions gather under the theme ‘We Are Minnesota’
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Under the theme, “We Are Minnesota,” union members from across the state will participate in the three-day convention of the Minnesota AFL-CIO starting Sunday at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
Workers appeal to Crystal shareholders, one neighbor to another
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Beet growers who own Crystal Sugar – the cooperative that’s been locking 1,300 workers out of their jobs for the last 13 months – haven’t had to walk through a picket line on their way to work each day. Until now.
Policy
Project labor agreement is likely on Minnesota Vikings stadium
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Since the Minnesota legislature passed funding for a new Vikings football stadium in May, Governor Mark Dayton has promised the project will bring much-needed jobs to Minneapolis. To boot, a Project Labor Agreement is likely to be used so the region’s workers are feeling assured that the jobs will stay local.
Policy
Working America members protest Kline support of millionaire tax cuts
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Working America members gathered at the office of Congressman John Kline, R-Minn., Wednesday to oppose his plans to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the richest Americans while raising taxes on 25 million working Americans and slashing priorities like Medicare and education.
Chicago teachers strike for fair contract
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More than 29,000 teachers and education professionals walked off the job in the Chicago Public Schools Monday, in the district’s first strike in 25 years.
Policy
Democratic platform is strong on workers’ rights, mixed on trade
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The Democratic Party’s platform, adopted Sept. 4 by its convention in Charlotte, N.C., sends a strong message for worker rights and a mixed message – from labor’s point of view – on trade, reading the 74-page document shows.
Solidarity wherever: Learn about workers’ shared struggles
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What do workers in Minnesota, Colombia and Guatemala have in common? Find out at a panel discussion Tuesday sponsored by Witness for Peace and the Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition.
Analysis: Unions face fights on multiple fronts
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Attacks on collective bargaining rights. Pension cuts. Privatization. “Right to Work.” School vouchers. Limits on voting. In the last year and a half, unionists have been like soldiers in a foxhole, surrounded by an enemy that is constantly shelling them.