Minnesota Enacts Wage Theft Law
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Passed in May 2019 the wage theft law amends existing state labor laws and adds new wage and hour requirements, protections and sanctions.
Workers Allege Discrimination at the Airport
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At the start of June with less than a week notice a new contractor, Innovative Handling Solutions, replaced East African workers with majority white workers
The MAC Commission gets Heated
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A bitter fight between Delta and IAM over the unionization of ground workers and flight attendants landed at Monday’s MAC meeting.
The Trump Administration’s War on Federal Workers
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In the process of these negotiations, AFGE District Office Manager Matt Muchowski says that VA management is attempting to undo labor rights that have been won by the union since its founding in 1932.
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Skyway March Calling on St. Paul Building Owners to #CleanUpYourGreed
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Protest comes as “Justice for Janitors” actions were held across the country
How Teach for America Evolved Into an Arm of the Charter School Movement
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Documents obtained by ProPublica show that the foundation, a staunch supporter of school choice and Teach For America’s largest private funder, was paying $4,000 for every teacher placed in a traditional public school — and $6,000 for every one placed in a charter school.
Environment
Airline Food Workers at MSP vote 99.7% to Strike
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The vote calls attention to growing crisis around catering workers’ wages, healthcare amid a booming airline industry
Investigative
Consumer Grocery Co-op Consolidation is Lucrative for Some
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Our network of sources and our own research is giving evidence to a dense network of co-op managers and administrators and associated national organizations who protect their own interests in stark contrast to the values of democratic participation imbued with being a co-op “owner.”
On Eve of Union Vote, Chattanooga VW Workers Describe Rampant Workplace Injuries
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According to these workers, on-the-job injuries are among the top issues at the sprawling plant nestled in the Appalachian mountains of East Tennessee. The union authorization election runs Wednesday through Friday this week; 1,700 workers are eligible to vote.
BREAKING: Muslim Jennie-O Employees on Strike Amid Allegations of Discrimination
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A group of Muslim workers did not start their 1 pm shift today at a Jennie-O plant in Melrose, Minnesota. Instead they went on strike over allegations of discrimiation. They are claiming that management is not responsive to their needs and are instead changing long-held practices.