Union leaders turn thumbs down on GOP health care proposal
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Saying the House’s ruling Republicans want to throw people out of health care coverage, union leaders turned thumbs down on the Republican plan unveiled earlier this week.
CTUL to make pancakes, lift voices at fundraiser
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The sixth annual pancake brunch fundraiser to benefit CTUL, a Minneapolis-based worker center, will be Sunday, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Paratransit workers organize in Rochester
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Drivers at ZIPS Paratransit Service have organized with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, the union reported.
East Side Freedom Library named winner of national award
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The East Side Freedom Library has been selected as the 2017 winner of the John Sessions Memorial Award, for its work to bring recognition to the history and contributions of the labor movement to the development of the United States.
Health and Benefit Fair features information, fun
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Learn about and embrace lifestyle choices that lead to healthier, more active and satisfying lives at the 2017 Health & Benefit Fair coming up this Saturday, April 8.
Paid parental leave: Will legislators vote to support families?
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With time running out in this year’s legislative session, workers urged lawmakers to make permanent a policy that provides up to six weeks of paid parental leave for state employees who have babies or adopt children.
Nurses report 3,000 incidents of short staffing in Minnesota hospitals
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Nurses filed 3,000 reports of unsafe care in 2016, according to the annual “Concern for Safe Staffing Report” issued by the Minnesota Nurses Association.
Supreme Court nominee could upend many rules affecting workers, expert says
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It’s a dull but important area of the law – and one that affects workers every day, from union elections to rules governing when sleepy truckers must pull off the road. If Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, wins that seat and gets his way, he could use it to upset a lot of workers’ applecarts.
Home care workers ratify contract with state
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Home care workers voted overwhelmingly to ratify the contract their bargaining team of both workers and clients who rely on home care services negotiated with the State of Minnesota.
Citizens vow not to be silenced after House approves preemption bill
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The debate over higher wages and paid sick time won’t end with Thursday night’s vote by the Minnesota House, workers said. They vowed to keep organizing – all the way to the ballot box.