Labor Movie Night offers double feature
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The “Labor Movie Night” series will offer a double feature of documentary films Friday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. at the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St., Saint Paul.
New pro-worker rules to benefit millions
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New pro-worker rules, announced in late September and the beginning of October by Obama administration agencies, have the potential to benefit millions of workers in coming years.
Major orchestras force musicians to strike
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Demands for pay cuts and givebacks forced musicians at three noted orchestras – the Philadelphia Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Fort Worth Symphony – to strike.
Labor Education Service offers skills courses
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The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service is offering labor studies skills courses that provide a foundation in “nuts & bolts” areas important to working people. Basic Steward Training is Oct. 29. Collective Bargaining is Nov. 12 and 19.
Nurses’ strike ends with tentative agreement
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The five-week strike by some 5,000 nurses at Allina Health ended Tuesday with the announcement that a tentative agreement had been reached “on all outstanding contract issues.”
Governor seeks meeting to resolve strike by Allina Health nurses
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Governor Mark Dayton and Lt. Governor Tina Smith announced Sunday they have asked the negotiators for Allina Health and the Minnesota Nurses Association to meet at the Governor’s residence at 11 a.m. Monday.They seek a resolution “that puts patient care first and is agreeable to both sides.”
MCAD faculty voting on union representation
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design part- and full-time faculty members are voting by mail in separate organizing elections, deciding whether to join the Service Employees International Union.
Study shows $15 wage would help workers while not harming business
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Results of a minimum wage study commissioned by the Minneapolis City Council show that a $15 minimum wage phased in by 2021 would lift wages for 71,000 workers – many of them people of color – with no significant effect on businesses’ operational costs.
Nurses vote to continue strike against Allina
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Nurses employed at five Allina Health facilities will continue an open-ended strike that began on Labor Day, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced.
NYC Uber drivers launch union campaign
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Uber ride-service drivers in New York City decided to improve their jobs and their working conditions by organizing with the Amalgamated Transit Union.