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The St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly is collecting donations of new or gently used hats, mittens, boots, coats and jackets, which will be donated to needy children at Frost Lake Elementary School on St. Paul’s East Side.
Take over a factory in Argentina. Walk with Bayard Rustin, the Rev. Martin Luther King’s advisor, as he organizes the march on Washington. Reflect on a century-old tragedy ? and one that is fresh off the front pages. Do that and more at the 2005-2006 Labor & Community Film Series, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service. The next show, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, is “The Take,” about workers in Argentina who take over their shutdown factory ? and challenge traditional views of corporate ownership.
Air America host Al Franken will broadcast live Monday, Dec. 5, from the Pantages Theater, 710 Hennepin Ave. in downtown Minneapolis.
WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price, a newly released documentary about the giant retailer, is being shown by two labor organizations this week in the Twin Cities.
Twin Cities activists from diverse communities will gather at Macalester College on Sat., Nov. 12. “The Great Activist Get-Together” will offer a chance for people to network, share visions, and have fun.
WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price, a newly released feature film, takes you behind the glitz and into the real lives of workers and their families, business owners and their communities. A free screening of the film Nov. 16 will kick off the 2005-2006 Labor & Community Film Series.
Backed by a coalition of labor unions, faith groups, and community organizations, a proposed living wage ordinance for the City of Minneapolis today passed the City Council?s Ways and Means Committee and now heads for a full City Council vote Friday.
The St. Paul Labor Speakers Club will host a free screening Monday, Oct. 24, of Elaine Briere’s 2004 documentary film, Betrayed: The Story of Canadian Merchant Seaman. The free event begins at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Paul Labor Center.
Saving lives is nothing new for Fire Fighters, police and EMTs — and it?s nothing new for Letter Carriers either. That came through loud and clear when the National Association of Letter Carriers presented its Heroes of the Year awards at a recent luncheon in Washington, D.C. The union also honored its Minneapolis and St. Paul branches.
Ten unions in the arts, entertainment, media and telecommunications industries will create a new Industry Coordinating Committee to build power for workers in these industries in the face of rapid media consolidation and massive technological shifts.