Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/author/filiberto/page/43/)
At the 72nd annual Minnesota State Building Trades Council Convention in Duluth, approximately 300 delegates and guests celebrated successful outreach programs and heard from a variety of speakers including Governor Mark Dayton and Senator Amy Klobuchar.
Helmets to Hardhats connects National Guard, Reserve, retired and transitioned active-duty military service members with skilled training and quality career opportunities in the construction industry.
A new report by North Star Policy Institute finds that Minnesota’s construction industry has pulled ahead of Wisconsin’s since the Great Recession, fueled by a strong recovery that has boosted both employment and average worker pay.
As Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth topped $150 billion last week, making him the richest man in modern history, thousands of Amazon workers across Europe went on strike.
While organized labor continues to grapple with the consequences of the Janus Supreme Court decision, another threat to the livelihood of working people is encroaching on Minnesota.
A movement to let the formerly incarcerated cut hair and drive taxis is gaining ground.
In communities across the country, many employers are having trouble finding enough skilled workers, but they may be overlooking an untapped resource.
Interpreters are demanding better pay! They have not had a meaingful pay increase in 20 years.
There are still a couple of weeks left to experience, “Art and Healing: In the Moment,” featuring work created by local artists in response to the murder of Philando Castile in 2016.
A new report from the Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) reveals that there isn’t a single county in the state of Minnesota where a full-time minimum wage worker can afford even a modest one-bedroom apartment.