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A lame-duck President Obama and the nation’s top business lobby will team up to take advantage of favorable political conditions for a massive, post-election push for the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal, unions warn.
Hiring more screeners would shorten lines at airport security checkpoints, Transportation Security Administration workers said at a rally Tuesday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. But they also made it clear that turnover won’t be reduced until they are treated better.
A protest planned by retail janitors outside Best Buy’s corporate headquarters turned into a celebration after executives agreed to partner with workers on efforts to ensure people who clean the company’s stores have safe and fair working conditions.
AFSCME Local 3800, the union representing clerical workers at the University of Minnesota, will celebrate “25 years of solidarity and struggle” on Thursday, June 16.
The 5,000 registered nurses set to strike next Sunday against Allina Health hospitals in the Twin Cities are among thousands nationwide who are prepared to walk out over patient safety and quality care concerns, National Nurses United said.
With summer coming and teenagers around the country seeking work, the National Consumers League is again warning teens – and their parents – of the most-dangerous jobs for those youths, and why.
On a hot, sunny Memorial Day, May 30, 2016, a crowd of over 400 people gathered at the Workers Memorial Garden on the lawn at the State Capitol to dedicate a Workers Memorial Mural.
Long lines at airport security checkpoints have slowed travelers and made news across the nation. On Tuesday, June 14, airport workers will lead a rally at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport calling for action to address this growing problem.
Nurses will strike five Twin Cities Allina hospitals for a week, starting Sunday, June 19, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced.
A state Capitol statue of labor and civil rights leader Nellie Stone Johnson is moving closer to reality, thanks to a fundraising drive by students at the Minneapolis school named in her honor.