Minnesota CEOs paid 127 times what the average worker earns
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The average CEO of a Minnesota-based company makes 127 times the pay of the average Minnesota private sector worker, according to figures released by the AFL-CIO.
Governor signs minimum wage increase into law
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More than 325,000 of Minnesota’s lowest-wage workers just got a raise. Joined in the Capitol Rotunda Monday by legislators, advocates and Minnesotans from across the state, Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill into law raising Minnesota’s minimum wage for the first time since 2005.
Higher minimum wage will help Minnesota children, educators say
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The hike in Minnesota’s minimum wage – to $9.50 an hour by 2016 – signed into law Monday by Governor Mark Dayton will benefit Minnesota children, educators said.
Nationally-known organizer says precarious economy requires new alliances
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Having spent the last several years helping workers organize, Saket Soni encounters the changing nature of work on a daily basis. Many people – whether they wear blue, pink or white collars – are dealing with the new reality of the precarious economy.
Community march calls on Walmart and McDonald’s to raise wages immediately
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On April 9, one day before the Minnesota House followed the Senate and passed a raise in the state minimum wage, marchers rallied in Sartell to hold corporations like Walmart and McDonald’s to higher standards of pay and conditions for the minimum wage workers at their stores.
Governor to sign minimum wage increase Monday
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Advocates for a higher minimum wage plan to turn out a large crowd Monday when Governor Mark Dayton signs legislation raising the wage to $9.50 an hour.
Minnesota House passes bill to improve women’s economic security
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The Minnesota House of Representatives passed the Women’s Economic Security Act, a compilation of more than a dozen bills designed to reduce specific types of discrimination and barriers that put women at an economic disadvantage on the job.
Students against sweatshops offer cake with a message
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Fueled by their desire for the University of Minnesota to live up to its legacy of social equity, members of United Students Against Sweatshops and eight other student organizations delivered a cake and letter to President Eric Kaler.
Untold Stories labor history series offers free, public programs
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The 2014 Untold Stories series focuses on the struggles facing workers in the past – and how they influence the issues of today. This year’s theme is “Memory and Place.”
U.S. Senate to vote on minimum wage hike in late April
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The U.S. Senate will vote on raising the nation’s minimum wage after lawmakers return from their Easter-Passover recess later this month, its sponsor says. And – to nobody’s great surprise – the issue is becoming even more politicized than it was before.