Julie Blaha elected secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota AFL-CIO
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The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board has unanimously elected Julie Blaha to serve as the state labor federation’s secretary-treasurer.
News Guild taking on hedge fund that devours newspapers
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The News Guild is launching an on-line campaign, accompanied by demonstrations around the country, against a hedge fund, Alden Capital, that, in so many words, devours newspapers.
Nurses’ strike challenges ‘degradation’ of health care
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Striking Twin Cities nurses say their week-long walkout raises important issues regarding the future of health care – and they are challenging the corporate power behind Allina Health, the owner of the five facilities being picketed.
Ninety-year-old physician joins strikers
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As picketing nurses marched outside Abbott Northwestern Hospital, a retired physician who supports them, sat encamped in a lawn chair along W. 28th St.
Some 5,000 nurses on strike at Allina facilities
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Nearly 5,000 nurses employed by Allina Health began a seven-day strike Sunday morning, setting up picket lines outside five metro-area facilities.
East metro grocery workers reject contract
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In a nearly unanimous vote Thursday, East Metro grocery workers rejected a hastily crafted “final offer” from their employers.
Unions worry about post-election push for TPP
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A lame-duck President Obama and the nation’s top business lobby will team up to take advantage of favorable political conditions for a massive, post-election push for the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal, unions warn.
Airport screeners seek more staff, better treatment
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Hiring more screeners would shorten lines at airport security checkpoints, Transportation Security Administration workers said at a rally Tuesday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. But they also made it clear that turnover won’t be reduced until they are treated better.
Retail janitors reach landmark agreement with Best Buy
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A protest planned by retail janitors outside Best Buy’s corporate headquarters turned into a celebration after executives agreed to partner with workers on efforts to ensure people who clean the company’s stores have safe and fair working conditions.
AFSCME Local 3800 to celebrate 25th anniversary
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AFSCME Local 3800, the union representing clerical workers at the University of Minnesota, will celebrate “25 years of solidarity and struggle” on Thursday, June 16.