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New play celebrates life of pioneering union activist
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History Theatre’s production “Nellie,” tells the story of Minnesota’s Nellie Stone Johnson, a pioneering black union activist who became a Minnesota labor leader in the 1930s.
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‘Nellie’ runs through Feb. 17 at History Theatre
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History Theatre’s production of “Nellie” runs Jan. 26 through Feb. 17 at History Theatre, 30 10th Street East in downtown St. Paul. Single ticket prices for “Nellie” start at $32, with discounts for seniors, students and groups of 12 or more.
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AFT’s Weingarten: ‘Schools have to be safe sanctuaries’
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After Friday’s massacre of 20 school children and six adults in Newtown, Conn., American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said, “Schools have to be safe sanctuaries…[there] has to be a conversation and action about both mental health as well as gun laws."
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Fundraiser Monday evening for locked-out Crystal Sugar workers
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United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1189 is hosting a fundraiser Monday, Nov. 26, to benefit the locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar.
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Electrical Workers present ‘Holiday Lights in the Park’
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For the fifth consecutive year, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will raise funds for local charities with its annual holiday lights display.
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Coalition launches campaign to save Social Security, Medicare
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Diane Fleming first encountered Social Security when she was three years old. Now she’s 70, and one of hundreds of people descending on Congress to make sure Social Security and Medicare stay alive and unchanged despite pressure for slashes from business, Republicans and budget-cutters.
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New video explores retirement issues
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"Retirement for the 99%," a video discussion of major financial issues confronting current and future retirees, is now available online.
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Union members rally against voter restriction, anti-marriage amendments
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More than 100 people joined a union-backed rally Sunday in downtown St. Paul, voicing their support for statewide campaigns to vote “no” on constitutional amendments that would restrict Minnesotans’ freedoms and hurt their quality of life.
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Labor Day celebrations planned across Minnesota
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Several Labor Day celebrations are planned across Minnesota to commemorate the struggles that resulted in the 40-hour workweek, safe working conditions, secure retirement benefits and the right to a voice on the job.
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Congressman Ellison to host annual Labor Day BBQ
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Fifth District U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison invites union members and their families to his annual Labor Day weekend barbecue, on Saturday, Sept. 1, from noon to 2 p.m.