U of M workers to rally for fair contract
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AFSCME unions at the University of Minnesota will "Stand Up for Our Standard of Living" with a rally Wednesday for a just wage settlement for clerical, technical and healthcare workers.
AFSCME, MAPE ratify contracts with state
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By large margins, AFSCME and MAPE members have ratified contracts with the state of Minnesota, the unions announced Monday.
Southern California grocery workers ratify contract
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By an overwhelming majority, grocery workers in Southern California represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) have ratified a fair contract agreement with the country’s largest supermarkets: Kroger, Safeway, and Supervalu.
Much at stake as UAW opens contract talks with ‘Big Three’
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United Auto Workers negotiators face a tough time in bargaining as talks with Detroit\’s "Big Three" open.
MAPE members asked to approve two-year contract offer
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The leadership of MAPE, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, is urging members to approve a new two-year contract with the state of Minnesota.
Painters unions elect new leadership
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A recent membership vote resulted in several leadership changes at District Council 82 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.
Union leaders laud tentative state agreements
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Leaders of AFSCME and MAPE, the unions representing 30,000 state employees, said tentative contract settlements provide much-needed raises and health insurance protections.
State contract talks in ‘home stretch’
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Public employees held a solidarity picnic on the Capitol grounds as negotiators for their unions and the state of Minnesota entered the final push to reach contract settlements.
State, university workers plan solidarity events
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Workers at the state of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota plan events Wednesday to build solidarity for fair contracts.
‘Push week’ for state contract talks
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Some 30,000 state employees are mobilizing as contract talks between unions and the state of Minnesota reach a critical stage.