Workers ratify pact, back on job at Polar Tank Trailer
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Workers are back on the job after ratifying an agreement to end a 19-day strike at Polar Tank Trailer.
Major Boeing case ends with vote on new contract
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The National Labor Relations Board’s controversial case against Boeing, which set off an uproar from big business and Congressional Republicans, ended quietly after the Machinists voted for a new pact with the aircraft giant.
AFTRA board, members to vote on three-year pact with networks
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The governing board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will vote Jan. 28 on a three-year pact that union negotiators reached with four of the nation’s television networks, the union announced. Assuming board approval, AFTRA members will then vote on it.
Solidarity picnic and rally Thursday on Machinists’ picketline
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Striking workers at Polar Tank Trailer will hold a solidarity picnic and rally Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. on the picketline at 12810 County Road 17 in Holdingford.
Talks to resume in weeklong Machinists’ strike
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Talks will resume Friday in an attempt to end a weeklong strike by more than 350 members of the Machinists’ union at Polar Tank Trailer in Holdingford, just north of St. Cloud.
Battle at Boeing may end with Machinists’ contract vote
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The long and bitter battle over Boeing’s retaliation against the Machinists – by moving production of its 787 Dreamliner from unionized Pacific Northwest plants to anti-union South Carolina – may end with a vote: The union’s vote.
Minneapolis electricians approve new pact
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Members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 292 voted 64 percent in favor of a new two-year agreement with the National Electrical Contractors Association.
Hennepin County workers rally for fair contract
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Four hundred Hennepin County workers rallied at the Government Center, fighting the continuing degradation of their jobs and the county’s ongoing demands for pay and contract concessions.
Kowalski’s workers reject imposed contract
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Workers at five Kowalski-owned grocery stores in the east metro have overwhelmingly rejected an imposed contract that would have gutted their pensions and required other concessions.
Hennepin County workers begin contract talks
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The six AFSCME locals representing Hennepin County employees are beginning joint contract negotiations with the County.