Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/2013/05/page/2/)
After Republicans filibustered through the night and past dawn, the Senate passed landmark legislation Wednesday extending collective bargaining rights to 9,000 family child-care providers and 12,000 home health-care workers.
A close reading of the draft comprehensive immigration reform bill, which the Senate Judiciary Committee began to work on starting on May 9, discloses provisions to bring undocumented workers under labor law coverage.
In mid-April, UNITE HERE Local 17 appealed to supporters for immediate phone calls and e-mails to help save the jobs of four longtime cafeteria workers at the BAE plant in Fridley.
The Twin City Area Labor Management Council’s 12th annual golf tournament will be Monday, June 24.
Growth & Justice, a Minnesota-based research and advocacy organization, is hosting a speech by human rights and environmental pioneer Van Jones on Sunday, May 19, in St. Paul.
The Minnesota Senate’s vote to increase the state minimum wage to $7.75 an hour is “a small step forward,” the Minnesota AFL-CIO said.
Place a bag of non-perishable food items by your mailbox the morning of Saturday, May 11, and your Letter Carrier will pick it up for donation to local emergency foodshelves.
With a vote expected in the state Senate Wednesday, the Minnesota AFL-CIO and its affiliates are urging union members to call Senators and tell them to back a House measure that raises the wage to $9.50 per hour.
A team of judges made up of union members, educators and labor journalists has awarded seven prices to History Day projects dealing with workplace issues.
Megan Olivia Hall, a grade 7-12 science teacher at Open World Learning Community in the St. Paul district, has been chosen the 2013 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.