Labor Movie Night presents ‘Northern Lights’
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The continuing “Twin Cities Labor Movie Night” film series presents “Northern Lights” Friday, April 15, at 6 p.m. at the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul.
Retirees plan to have fun, raise funds on Saturday
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The 13th Annual Fun(d)Raiser of the Minnesota AFL-CIO Retiree Council will be held Saturday, April 16, from 3 to 7 p.m., at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 10 Hall, 1681 Cope Ave., Maplewood.
Nationwide fast food strike set for Thursday
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Twin Cities workers will join in a nationwide strike Thursday, April 14, in the fast food industry to demand a $15 minimum wage, paid sick days and a voice in the workplace.Organizers are buoyed by recent wins in California and New York.
Untold Stories series focuses on ‘Worker Rights and Wrongs’
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“Worker Rights and Wrongs” is the theme of the 2016 Untold Stories series of labor history programs sponsored by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.
Registration open for Minnesota Union Leadership Program
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Organizations looking for ways to cultivate new leaders – or seeking to build the skills of existing leaders – may benefit from the Minnesota Union Leadership Program offered by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
New York is latest to enact $15 minimum wage
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Pushed by organized labor, community groups and Fight for 15 activists, New York lawmakers raised the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2018.
Wisconsin caregivers ratify union contract
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Workers at United Pioneer Home, a long-term care facility in Luck, Wis., have ratified their first union contract, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1189 announced.
Wedge becomes first union co-op in Minnesota
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Workers at the Wedge voted Tuesday to ratify their first union contract, making the Minneapolis grocer the state’s first unionized co-op.
Memorial to Capitol builders advances in Legislature
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Legislation to install a plaque honoring the workers who built the state Capitol advanced Wednesday in a Senate committee, thanks to the effort of students from the Owatonna school district.
AFSCME members defend public services during lobbying day
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No one knows more about public services in Minnesota than the workers who deliver them, and state lawmakers had access to an abundance of wisdom Tuesday during AFSCME Council 5’s annual lobbying blitz.