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“That’s not the Minnesota I grew up in,” said Jean Diederich, a child support worker who joined hundreds of other Minnesotans in a vigil as lawmakers adjourned their 2011 session without a budget deal.
Ground workers and flight attendants at Delta Air Lines are currently voting on whether they wish to be represented by a union. A new Web video documents an Oct. 17th rally where workers spoke about why they want a voice on the job.
In a scene that one Postal Worker from Chicago said was unlike any other union conclave he ever attended, more than 300 young union activists from around the country sharply quizzed top AFL-CIO leaders and started planning their own networking, organizing and communications campaigns.
Last year, Governor Tim Pawlenty eliminated funding for General Assistance Medical Care, then a few days ago he vetoed bipartisan legislation to to save health care for some of the state\’s poorest residents.
The AFL-CIO is spearheading a National Call-In Day for Health Care Wednesday, urging people to call federal lawmakers to support health reform but oppose a tax on workers’ health care benefits.
Union members from across the country gathered in Pittsburgh to discuss issues important to working people and set the course for labor in the Obama era. Workday Minnesota reports.
Union members from across the country gathered in Pittsburgh this week to discuss issues important to working people and set the course for labor in the Obama era. Workday Minnesota reports:UNITE HERE rejoins AFL-CIOAFL-CIO makes history with new leadership teamObama stirs AFL-CIO convention with message of hopeMinnesotans ‘exhilarated’ by president’s speechVideo: Minnesota delegates react to Obama’s speechPhotos: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5Story and Video: Minnesotan sounds off for working familiesUnions march for single payer health careSpector pledges action this year on EFCA, health careAFL-CIO convention websiteReports from the ILCA Pittsburgh Labor Media Center
United Food & Commercial Workers Local 789 filed charges against Walmart Wednesday, alleging the world\’s largest retailer violated the National Labor Relations Act by engaging in unfair labor practices at its St. Paul store.
Majority sign-up, commonly called "card check" can be an advantage to employers as well as workers. That was the experience for clerical employees, management and the governing board at the Hennepin County Medical Center.
The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service has produced two new videos about the Employee Free Choice Act, landmark legislation that would make it easier for workers to join unions.