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Unions, allies launch ‘Take on Wall Street’

Saying it’s time once again to make Wall Street work for Main Street, and not the other way around, top unions and their allies launched a campaign, “Take on Wall Street,” to rein in abuses by the financial sector.

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East Side Freedom Library celebrates second anniversary

A historic Carnegie Library building located on St. Paul’s East Side, formerly the Arlington Hills Public Library, now is bustling with new life as a center for labor and immigrant history and social justice activism.

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Big gains for striking Verizon workers in new agreement

Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers who have been on strike since April 13 are celebrating big gains after reaching a tentative agreement with the company.  Verizon will add 1,300 new East Coast call center jobs and reverse several other outsourcing initiatives that will create new field technician jobs.

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Minneapolis passes earned sick and safe time ordinance

The Minneapolis City Council made history Friday by passing the state’s first ordinance requiring employers to provide earned sick and safe time. The action followed a massive campaign led by workers of color.

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June 2: ‘Confronting Wage Theft’

The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service and Workday Minnesota are teaming up with a group of worker organizations to host “Confronting Wage Theft” on Thursday, June 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Hanson Hall at the university. Habra interpretacion al espanol.

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Carpenters launch website to combat payroll fraud

The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters has launched a website, www.respectthecraft.org, aimed at creating public awareness around the issue of payroll fraud, one of the problems identified in the Workday Minnesota series on wage theft.

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New OSHA rule requires detailed data disclosure

A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule will force firms, worksite by worksite, into detailed, publicly posted job safety and health data disclosure – showing how safe, or unsafe, each workplace is.

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Anti-union forces defeated in U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to review Greene vs. Dayton, a case that would have undermined the right of home health care workers to unionize. It was the latest defeat for anti-union organizations challenging Minnesota law.