Media
How poor people survive in the USA
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Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly.
Investigative
The Physical Dangers of Working for Amazon
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These logs from more than 20 Amazon facilities across the country show that the rates of serious injury at 23 fulfillment centers from which data could be obtained were more than double the industry average in 2018.
Audio
Amazon: Behind the Smiles
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Shop. Click. And the next day, your purchase is on your doorstep. Amazon has changed the face of shopping, but at a surprisingly high cost to its workers
Organizing
Retail Cleaners With SEIU Local 26 Rallied on ‘Black Friday’
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Last Friday, cleaners with SEIU Local 26 rallied in Minneapolis during one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
Organizing
Hundreds of airline catering workers and allies protest at MSP
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Workers called on Delta to take urgent and necessary steps to ensure that workers who cater its flights are able to escape poverty and access healthcare.
Government
AFSCME Librarians Draw Attention to the Persistence of Sexual Harassment
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“As egregious and deeply saddening as it is to experience harassment from library patrons that I’m trying to assist, I’ve been more astounded time and again by Hennepin County’s lack of foresight in anticipating and responding to this harassment.”
Video
Ricardo Batres Pleads Guilty to Labor Trafficking
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Ricardo Batres, 47, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to charges for labor trafficking and insurance fraud for allegedly denying employees workers’ compensation and health benefits.
Unions
SEIU and UFCW Members Ratify New Contracts
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Victories for union represented workers continue.
Unions
Wage Theft at Minnesota State Campuses Could Lead to Over $2 million in Claims
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Matt Williams, President of MSCF explained that, “the employer was caught calculating work in a way that allowed them to pay people less than what they were really owed.”
Community
Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week
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As part of the week’s events, four apprentice profiles from across the State were collected by the MN Trades Council.