Education Minnesota offers solutions to teacher shortage
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The state’s largest union of educators is offering solutions to the growing statewide shortage of teachers – and they may be getting some help from Governor Mark Dayton.
Family and medical leave bill clears first hurdle in Legislature
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Legislation to provide Minnesota workers with paid family and medical leave benefits cleared its first committee hurdle Monday, but the proposal faces concerted opposition from some businesses.
Wage theft gains attention in Congress, courts
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The growing problem of wage theft is gaining attention in the U.S. Congress and in Minnesota courts, where a company owner was recently convicted of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from workers.
Health & Benefit Fair puts focus on healthy living
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Learn about and embrace lifestyle choices that lead to healthier, more satisfying lives at the 2016 Health & Benefit Fair, a free event on Saturday, April 2.The fair runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 2 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Unions praise Dayton’s approach to building a ‘state that works for everyone’
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Union leaders praised Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton’s State of the State speech, in which he called on legislators to join him in addressing the state’s racial and geographic disparities.
Bernard Brommer remembered as thoughtful, effective leader
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Bernard Brommer, who served for more than two decades as an officer of the state’s largest labor federation, is being remembered as a thoughtful, effective leader whose activism continued after retirement.
Proposal would provide paid family and medical leave for all
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All Minnesota workers would be eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave under a proposal unveiled Monday by a new coalition, Minnesotans for Paid Family Leave.
Many issues on table as Legislature convenes
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The Minnesota Legislature convenes for a shortened session Tuesday, facing a range of issues including infrastructure investment, transportation funding and a $900 million budget surplus.
St. Paul teachers vote to ratify contract
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In a union-wide election Friday, members of the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers voted to ratify a two-year tentative agreement with Saint Paul Public Schools.
Widow of veteran Teamster brings pension battle to Congress
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Rita Lewis, widow of a Teamster activist, urged Congress to save the pension that her husband and others fought many years to preserve.