Immigrant bus drivers allege discrimination, labor law violations
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Somali and Oromo bus drivers have filed charges against two Twin Cities bus companies, claiming management discriminated against them and illegally fired them.
AFL-CIO leader Steve Hunter retires
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Steve Hunter, secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota AFL-CIO since 2001, has retired and will be honored at a celebration Friday, April 22.
Unionists join pro-democracy demonstrations
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Union leaders and members joined a mass rally in Washington, D.C., on Monday, capping a week of pro-democracy protests with several hundred more peaceful arrests on the U.S. Capitol’s steps that day.
Negotiations stall at Mayo Clinic hospital in Albert Lea
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Workers at Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea Hospital held an informational picket to protest management proposals that they say would set back employees, the hospital and the community.
NLRB backs workers at Trustone Credit Union
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TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union broke the law when it closed two branch offices staffed by union employees, reopened two new branches nearby, and then declared the new locations would be non-union. That’s the ruling released April 13 by Christine E. Dibble, administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C.
Nursing home workers see Fight for $15 as vital to quality care
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On the same day that more than 100 Twin Cities fast-food workers went on strike, area nursing home workers took up the “Fight for $15” as well, rallying outside a Roseville care center for a contract that includes fair wages.
Joining nationwide strike, Twin Cities fast food workers seek $15 an hour
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Striking fast food workers and community supporters rallied outside McDonald’s restaurants in St. Paul and Minneapolis Thursday, joining a nationwide day of action in 320 cities to call for a $15 minimum wage, paid sick time and union rights.
Male-female pay gap stays at 79 cents
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Working women still earn only 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, according to a study for this year’s Equal Pay Day.The margin is even wider for women of color – 60 cents for African-American women and 55 cents for Latinas – compared to white, non-Hispanic men.
Labor Movie Night presents ‘Northern Lights’
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The continuing “Twin Cities Labor Movie Night” film series presents “Northern Lights” Friday, April 15, at 6 p.m. at the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul.
Retirees plan to have fun, raise funds on Saturday
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The 13th Annual Fun(d)Raiser of the Minnesota AFL-CIO Retiree Council will be held Saturday, April 16, from 3 to 7 p.m., at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 10 Hall, 1681 Cope Ave., Maplewood.