La financiación para el co-cumplimiento de los estándares laborales ha sido aprobada, mientras que una propuesta del Concejo de Estándares Laborales está en juego.
Community
State Building Trades convention asks Governor Walz to call special session to pass bonding bill, complete unfinished business of 2022 legislature
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The convention saw remarks from Governor Walz, MN Attorney General Keith Ellison, and passed 14 resolutions, including a call for a special session to pass a $1.4 billion bonding bill.
Government
Unions decry Supreme Court ruling, urge action to protect abortion access
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Several union leaders in Minnesota remain committed to protecting working people’s right to and access to abortion.
Government
General counsel will urge NLRB to deem captive audience meetings illegal
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“This license to coerce is an anomaly in labor law, inconsistent with the Act’s protection of employees’ free choice,” Abruzzo wrote. “It is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of employers’ speech rights.
Commentary
How to Aid Seniors Who Need Help Paying Rent
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As the fastest growing segment of the homeless population, according to a recent Wilder Foundation report, low-income seniors do need a lot of help, and now.
Government
Frontline workers’ focus turns to Senate after House passes bonus pay
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The Minnesota House passed union-backed legislation Thursday that would deliver bonuses of up to $1,500 to the frontline, essential workers who have kept the state and its economy running during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Government
Push for paid family leave takes on new urgency in pandemic
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“No family should have to choose between a paycheck and caring for their loved ones,” said Rev. Vanessa Bradby, pastor of New Spirit United Church of Christ in Savage. “If we are serious about loving our neighbor, we should be serious about passing paid family and medical leave.”
Amazon
House bill targets high injury rates in Amazon’s MN warehouses
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Responding to disproportionately high rates of injury at Amazon warehouses here, Minnesota lawmakers last week introduced legislation that would put the facilities under new scrutiny.
COVID-19
Pandemic bonus pay proposal talks end in failure to compromise
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After missing their September 6 deadline for recommendations, the working group could not agree on a single proposal for the legislature.
Government
Local Postal Workers Voice Concerns About New Policy Slowing Mail Delivery
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APWU members picketed outside main downtown Minneapolis Post Office during visit by Postmaster General and USPS Board of Governors
COVID-19
Minnesota DFL proposal for frontline worker bonus pay seeks to recognize more workers
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DFL members of the working group and frontline workers call for all frontline workers in Minnesota to be respected and acknowledged with the bonus pay proposal, even though it will be smaller payments.