Health and Benefit Fair set for April 26
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Union members and their families who are enrolled in 20 participating union health and welfare funds are invited to the 2014 “Health and Benefit Fair” planned Saturday, April 26.
Calls for minimum wage increase heard at the state Capitol
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After being deadlocked for weeks, state lawmakers announced an agreement Monday to raise Minnesota’s minimum wage to $9.50 an hour and index it to inflation. Legislative leaders said pressure from citizens was critical to moving forward.
Big Business lobby holds workers back
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The longer Minnesota’s minimum wage fight continues, the longer single mothers, seniors, people with disabilities, and those displaced by the recession struggle. Instead of paying workers fair wages, many businesses spend million lobbying to maintain poor wages and working conditions. online pharmacy albenza online with best prices today in the USA One mother Minnesota 2020 interviewed who’s worked in fast food for a decade doesn’t make enough to provide her son the basics, like food and housing.
Commentary: U.S.-Korea free trade deal was a bad deal
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This month marks the two-year anniversary of the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement. As the Obama administration negotiates two of the largest so-called “free trade agreements” in the world with Pacific and European countries, we should take a closer look at this recent agreement and question whether heading down the path of more corporate controlled globalization is really in the best interest of Minnesotans.
Postal unions sign cooperation pact, plan April 24 actions
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The nation’s postal unions – the Letter Carriers, the Postal Workers, the Mail Handlers and the Rural Letter Carriers – have signed what they call an historic joint cooperation pact. And they’ll start putting it into effect with a combined “National Day of Action” on April 24.
Construction work underway for Mall of America expansion
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With shovelfuls of confetti, a March 18 groundbreaking ceremony celebrated the beginning of construction work for a $325 million expansion of the Mall of America.
Ten selected as Teacher of the Year finalists
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Ten teachers from across the state have been named finalists in the 2014 Minnesota Teacher of the Year program.
Report exposes retailers’ efforts to oppose minimum wage hike
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Minnesotans for a Fair Economy released a report highlighting the role of Big Box stores in opposing minimum wage increases at both the state and federal level.