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The Donald Trump of St. Paul is in a Labor Dispute
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Described in a City Pages article as the Donald Trump of St Paul development, Madison Equities owner Jim Crockarell is at the center of a labor dispute.
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Texas AFL-CIO on El Paso Shootings, White Supremacy
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The labor movement in Texas has repeatedly spoken out about domestic terrorism, white supremacy and bigotry. We condemn hatred of any group with all the forces at our command. No more.
Airline Catering Workers Connect Poverty Wages to Corporate Greed
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Thousands of the subcontracted workers who prepare and deliver in-flight meals are voting to go on strike, demanding better pay and healthcare from the multi-billion dollar airline industry.
Minneapolis wage theft ordinance advances for full city council vote August 8
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A proposed wage theft ordinance under consideration in Minneapolis passed unanimously through a city council committee July 29 and is headed for a vote by the full city council Thursday, August 8.
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Wage Theft Rally
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The Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council held a rally and barbecue outside of city hall in support of the proposed Minneapolis wage theft ordinance.
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Minnesota Building Trades Announce Plans to Fight Wage Theft, Exploitation, Labor Trafficking
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Leaders of 14 unions that represent Minnesota’s unionized construction workforce Thursday announced the launch of a new initiative to combat wage theft, exploitation, and labor trafficking, which they say pose a growing threat to the welfare of immigrant workers and the health of the state’s construction industry.
Hidden in Plain Sight
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How low wages, brutal working conditions, and laws hostile to organizing, make Atlanta and surrounding areas ripe for labor trafficking. Relative to Minneapolis, working conditions in Atlanta appear generally worse. Minnesota at least has state departments mandated with enforcing wage and workplace safety laws; Georgia does not.
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Close the Camps
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United Steel Workers held a downtown Minneapolis rally calling on the government to close the camps at the US- Mexico border and fix, “our broken immigration system.”
Op-ED: Close the Camps
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These types of fear-based statements are designed to distract us from the attacks on our union freedoms and the continued hoarding of wealth at the top.
A Quiet Trump Administration Rule Change Could Allow a Federal Union-Busting Spree
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The Trump administration has proposed a change in rules governing union membership for federal government workers that could embolden federal agencies to discourage staff from joining or remaining in their union.