Community
Community Organizations Respond to the Minneapolis 2020 Budget
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CTUL and Reclaim the Block respond to the Minneapolis city budget. The 2020 budget was passed Wednesday night.
Government
Unions Say Budget Surplus Offers Opportunity for Working Families and Students
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“Heading into next year’s legislative session, lawmakers should be focused on investing in priorities that improve life for working Minnesotans and their families.”
Government
Wednesday is Public Post Office Day in Minnesota
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Gov. Tim Walz issued a proclamation last week declaring Wednesday, Nov. 27, Public Post Office Day in the state of Minnesota.
Government
AFSCME Librarians Draw Attention to the Persistence of Sexual Harassment
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“As egregious and deeply saddening as it is to experience harassment from library patrons that I’m trying to assist, I’ve been more astounded time and again by Hennepin County’s lack of foresight in anticipating and responding to this harassment.”
Government
Trafficker’s plea deal reveals construction industry ‘in distress,’ advocates say
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“We are grateful that the legal system is holding those who commit wage theft and illegal trafficking of construction workers seriously,” said Jessica Looman, the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council’s executive director
Community
Tuesday Election Roundup: Levies, Union Backed Candidates, Women, and People of Color Win Big
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The results of Tuesday nights municipal elections saw union-backed candidates, women, and people of color surge to victory. School levies across the state were also the big winner.
Government
MN Farmers in DC to Discuss Farm Crisis, New Trade Deal
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Midwestern family farmers are in Washington, D.C., today to discuss the farm crisis and what they see as potential harm from the replacement deal for the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Community
National advocate for Social Security will keynote Retiree Council’s October 19 forum
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One of the nation’s leading advocates for the Social Security program will be the keynote speaker at a public forum planned Saturday, October 19 at the Teamsters Local 120 union hall, 9422 Ulysses St. NE, Blaine. The free event will run from 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Government
New Pork Processing Rules Raise Food, Worker Safety Concerns
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United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union, together with Public Citizen and UFCW Locals 663, 440 and 2 filed a federal lawsuit in Minneapolis this week over controversial U.S. Department of Agriculture rule changes for regulating pork processing plants.
Government
LGBTQ rights at the Supreme Court and the Possible Impact for Minnesotans
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of Title VII could have broad impacts on the LGBT community and beyond. Where does that leave LGBT Minnesotans?