Private prison debate raises issues of race, justice
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Issues of race, poverty and justice bubbled to the surface in an emotional hearing Tuesday over legislation to re-open a privately run state prison in Appleton, Minn.
Supreme Court upholds class action suit on wage theft
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The U.S. Supreme Court decided 6-2 Tuesday to allow employees of Tyson Foods, Inc., to join together in a class action suit to recover pay lost to wage theft.
National labor and employment relations conference in Minneapolis in May
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Register now for the 68th Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Relations Association May 26-29, at the Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis.
Proposal for earned sick time moves forward in Minneapolis
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A proposal for the City of Minneapolis to mandate that employers provide earned sick and safe time has passed a committee studying the idea and will be drafted into an ordinance.
House passes financial relief for Iron Range workers
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Financial relief to northeastern Minnesota iron workers remains caught in a volley of political maneuvers with the House passing a bill 104-25 Thursday granting a 26-week extension to unemployment compensation.
Still miles apart, but transportation conference committee reconvenes
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Nine months after lawmakers failed to strike a deal on a long-term transportation funding plan the House and Senate conference committee tasked with the job met Wednesday for the first time during the 2016 session.
Labor Movie Night presents ‘Norma Rae’
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The continuing “Twin Cities Labor Movie Night” film series presents “Norma Rae” Friday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at the United Labor Centre, 312 Central Ave., Room 356, Minneapolis.
Students urge lawmakers to recognize Capitol workers
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Six Owatonna public school students testified before state lawmakers Thursday, urging them to authorize a memorial plaque recognizing the scores of workers who built the state Capitol – including six who died on the job.
Freight trains should have two-person crews, rail administration says
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Saying safety requires it, the Federal Railroad Administration is proposing to mandate two-person crews in all but a few instances on the nation’s freight railroads.
Clergy call for passage of paid sick time ordinance
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Faith leaders from St. Paul gathered in City Hall Tuesday to support a citywide ordinance guaranteeing workers access to earned sick and safe time.