Building Trades host annual Trades Night at Target Field
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The Minnesota Twins will face the Chicago White Sox Tuesday, June 20, for the annual “Trades Night at Target Field.” Game time is 7:10 p.m.
Advocates for $15 wage to pack City Hall hearing
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Supporters of a $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis plan a massive turnout at City Hall Thursday, June 22, for a public hearing on the issue.
People of Color Union Members to celebrate Juneteenth
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The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation’s People of Color Union Members caucus welcomes everyone to the Twin Cities “Juneteenth” celebration, Saturday, June 17 at North Mississippi Regional Park, 4900 Mississippi Ct. (take 49th Ave. No. exit off of Interstate 94).
Unions to march in Pride Parade
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The Minnesota AFL-CIO invites union members to march together in the annual GLBT Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25.
New Labor Secretary questioned on enforcement, job training
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Reverting to a theme of the George W. Bush administration, Alexander Acosta, the new U.S. Labor Secretary, is pushing aiding businesses to go along with workplace protection laws through “compliance assistance” first, and enforcement second.
AFL-CIO president says widening inequality threatens democracy
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Widening income inequality, in the United States and in other developed nations, threatens democracy, just as it did in the 1930s, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says.
Rodriguez retiring after 39 years of leadership in public education
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Denise Rodriguez, president of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers for the last three years, is retiring after 39 years in the St. Paul Public Schools.
Unionist dies defending women against hate speech, attack
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A Portland, Ore., union member, Rick Best, was one of the two heroic men stabbed to death just before Memorial Day while successfully defending two young women – one wearing a hijab – against hate speech and a fatal attack.
Register now for Midwest School for Women Workers
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The Midwest School for Women Workers, an opportunity to build skills and network with others in the labor movement, runs July 16 – 20 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Registration is open until June 23.
Minneapolis labor federation to host mayoral forum
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The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, invites all union members to attend a “meet and greet” event Wednesday, June 14, with candidates for Minneapolis mayor.