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State workers set to vote on new state contract

Members of AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and MAPE, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, are set to vote on a new contract with the State of Minnesota.

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State Building Trades ponder economic, political future

Members of Minnesota Building Trades unions are celebrating their leadership role in creating good-paying construction jobs, while conscious of the political realities that could threaten that success.

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Meridel LeSueur featured on Labor Movie Night

A documentary about writer and activist Meridel LeSueur, titled “My People Are My Home,” is featured at the next Labor Movie Night Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. at the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul.

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Foster home shortage hurting kids, workers

When child protection workers look for a safe place for children who are experiencing abuse or neglect, they don’t always have somewhere to go.