Job Openings
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The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees is seeking a union representative and Workday Minnesota is seeking a new editor.
Unions respond to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma with help, funds
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From dispatchers and utility line workers to health care professionals and FEMA employees, union members are stepping in to help during and after the devastating hurricanes in the southern United States. Numerous labor organizations also are conducting fundraising to aid affected communities.
Changing workforce demographics lead to call for workplace improvements
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The increase in women in the workforce is leading to greater calls for workplace improvements such as paid sick leave and flexible work hours.
Labor Movie Night presents ‘Plutocracy: Political Repression in the USA’
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The continuing “Labor Movie Night” series will present the documentary “Plutocracy I: Political Repression in the U.S.A,” Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. at the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul.This recent documentary (2015), part of a four-part series about American labor history, begins with the deepening of the industrial revolution in the third quarter of the 19th century and explores workers’ efforts to organize unions in the face of ferocious repression from employers, private security officers, and government.The film looks at major mid-to-late 19th century labor events including the uprising of 1877, the Haymarket affair, the Homestead strike and the New Orleans General Strike and examines the West Virginia coal wars of the early 20th century, culminating in the Battle of Blair Mountain.“Labor Movie Night” is free and open to all and is co-sponsored by AFSCME Local 3800 and the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation.
Union officials quit Trump panels
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Citing Republican President Donald Trump’s racism, yet another top union leader, Service Employees Executive Vice President Valarie Lang, quit yet another presidential advisory panel, on travel and tourism infrastructure
Demand for faster poultry processing lines draws protests
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More sick chickens on consumers’ plates? More injured poultry plant workers? Those alarming prospects led a coalition of unions, consumer groups, food safety groups, workers’ rights groups and the NAACP to protest a Georgia Republican congressman’s demand to speed up production lines at chicken-processing plants.
Workday Minnesota seeks new editor
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Workday Minnesota, the groundbreaking labor news project of the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service produced in cooperation with the labor movement, is seeking a new editor.
Workers and unions showcased at State Fair Labor Pavilion
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Starting Thursday, Aug. 24, and running through Labor Day, Sept. 4, workers and unions will be showcased in the Minnesota AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion at the State Fair. Several unions will have kiosks with information and demonstrations about their work. The pavilion also features live music, giveaways and more.
Focus on wage theft Aug. 29 at the State Fair
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The thousands of people who attend the Minnesota State Fair will have the opportunity to learn about the pervasive problem of wage theft on Tuesday, Aug. 29. On that day, members of the End Wage Theft Coalition will staff a kiosk at the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s Labor Pavilion.