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North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale engaged in a pattern of harassment and retaliation against staff for their participation in a June informational picket calling for safe staffing levels, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
Minnesota unions are ramping up their get-out-the-vote efforts in the final days before Tuesday’s elections. Leaders say the results will set the stage for continued progress – or renewed attacks – on workers’ rights and standard of living.
This election year, seven individuals are learning more about what it means to do their civic duty — and they’re sharing their stories on video.
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in partnership with the Abubakar As-Sidique Islamic Center, will host a Voter Education Forum featuring Minnesota Muslim civic leaders on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service will offer a one-day course on “People Power: Building Union Strength Through Member Engagement” on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Following a Congressional hearing Friday in Washington on Ebola and the latest confirmed Ebola patient in New York Thursday, National Nurses United said a major gap remains in U.S. preparedness to deal with the infectious disease.
In a ruling involving a sports bar whose owners shorted their workers on state withholding taxes – leaving them cursing and stuck with unanticipated bills – the National Labor Relations Board moved to protect workers’ Facebook discussions and posts.
Members of a coalition of 28 unions gathered outside Ridgedale Mall on Wednesday to launch a “Shop at your Own Risk” ad campaign warning shoppers of potentially serious safety hazards at the mall.
Voters still have time to request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 4 elections and can track the status of their ballot online, the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State reports.
A radio interview and a presentation are the latest in a series of events for the Labor Education Service’s Who Built Our Capitol? project.