Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/government/page/16/)
Protest, Washington D.C. Vlad Tchompalov @tchompalov
With debate and key votes looming in Congress, the nation’s postal unions hit the streets nationwide to campaign for reforms that would save the U.S. Postal Service, not dismantle it.
A proposal to change the prevailing wages for construction projects outside the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area is headed for the House floor, but even some of its supporters doubt its chances of becoming law this year.
Unions representing postal employees and supporters of universal, six-day service will hold demonstrations over the next week as Congress considers legislation that would dismantle the world’s best postal system.
Organized labor is among the groups opposed to a measure that will go on the ballot in November, amending the Minnesota Constitution to impose strict photo identification rules for voting.
A trucking company owner faces felony “theft by swindle” charges for stealing thousands of dollars in wages from employees, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. County Attorney Mike Freeman said the groundbreaking case should be a signal to all contractors to obey the law and pay their employees fairly.
The Minnesota AFL-CIO is asking union members to converge on the state Capitol Tuesday at 5 p.m., when the Minnesota House is scheduled to vote on a voter ID amendment.
Members of the House and Senate, including Congressman Keith Ellison, DFL-Minnesota, have called on the Securities Exchange Commission to finally begin drafting rules requiring companies to report CEO to median worker pay ratios.
While dozens of bills attacking public employee rights and compensation await action at the state Capitol, Governor Mark Dayton stepped forward to thank the workers who provide the services in Minnesota’s public schools and communities.
Union leaders reacted positively to Governor Mark Dayton\’s State of the State Address, praising his focus on jobs and working cooperatively with the Legislature.
More than 200 people crowded a legislative hearing Wednesday to oppose a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would limit voting rights by imposing ID requirements. The measure, backed by Republicans, advanced on a party-line vote.