Community
Two ground-breaking films screen April 25
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Two ground-breaking films — one about Iraq unions, the other about art and labor activism among Palestinians — will be featured in the next Labor & Community Film Series program.
Community
New series examines future of Rock-Tenn plant
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What is the future of the Rock-Tenn recycling plant in St. Paul and the hundreds of jobs it provides? A new series in the Twin Cities Daily Planet examines that question.
Community
Stagehands craft set for Minnesota Opera’s ‘Grapes of Wrath’
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When the curtain goes up this week for the Minnesota Opera\’s world premiere of Grapes of Wrath, union Stagehands hope to hear "oos" and "aahs" when the audience sees the set they\’ve built.
Community
Film: ‘Thirst’ raises questions about future access to water
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Is access to clean water a commodity or a right? The next film in the Labor & Community Film Series, Thirst, asks that question.
Community
Women’s Consortium honors two union leaders
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The Minnesota Women\’s Consortium will honor St. Paul Trades & Labor Assembly Political Coordinator Bree Halverson and Minnesota Nurses Association President Linda Slattengren at its annual dinner Wednesday.
Community
‘Magic Green School Bus’ airs Feb. 4
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The Magic Green School Bus, a student-made documentary about the late Paul Wellstone, will be telecast on Sunday Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. on TPT-17, the Minnesota Channel of Twin Cities Public Television.
Community
Miss Minnesota carries a union card
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When Miss Minnesota walks onto the stage at the Miss America pageant Monday night, she\’ll be carrying a union card.
Community
Family event breaks post-raid tension
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Families split by the immigration raid last month at the Swift meatpacking plant enjoyed a respite from their difficulties Sunday at a community gathering.
Community
Granito de Arena (Grain of Sand) screens Jan. 26
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The next program in the Labor & Community Film Series focuses on the struggle by Mexican teachers to save public education in their country.
Community
UFCW sets up fund for Worthington workers
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United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1161 has set up a fund to aid the workers and families affected by the Dec. 12 raid at the Swift Co. meatpacking plant.