Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/2015/01/page/2/)
Veronica Mendez, co-director of CTUL, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha/Center of Workers United in Struggle, will attend Tuesday’s State of the Union Address as the guest of Congressman Keith Ellison.
Minnesota’s tax structure is among the fairest in the country, according to the results of an annual analysis of state and local tax systems released by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
Financial reform groups, joined by postal unions and others from organized labor, on Monday announced the creation of a national campaign to expand banking services.
Air Serv’s new “standby” scheduling practices have riled Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport workers, who registered their frustrations at a rally inside Terminal 1 Thursday.
Kip Hedges, the Delta baggage handler fired for speaking up for low-wage airport workers, is still waiting to hear the airline’s decision on his appeal. In the meantime, he has been awarded unemployment compensation and continues to advocate for higher wages and a union.
Home care workers and the state of Minnesota have reached an agreement on a first contract for the 27,000 home care workers represented by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, the union announced Thursday.
The deadline is Friday, Jan. 16, to register for the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service’s online course, “Introduction to the Labor Movement.”
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers today delivered signed cards to the National Mediation Board from nearly 12,000 Delta Air Lines flight attendants to formally request that the federal agency conduct a union representation election at the carrier.
The AFL-CIO has launched a nationwide “Raise The Wages” campaign to put the issue of increasing incomes for workers and the middle class at the top of the national agenda.
Saying that transportation needs can’t wait, a coalition that includes organized labor announced a 10-year plan Thursday for fixing Minnesota’s roads and bridges, expanding access to transit and improving safety.