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Protest, Washington D.C. Vlad Tchompalov @tchompalov
Citizens across the United States will rally in every Congressional district to support the U.S. Postal Service and its tradition of providing universal, low-cost postal service to every American.
The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees will urge Minnesotans to vote against an amendment to the state Constitution that would ban gay marriage.
The Minnesota Legislature worked into the early morning hours to pass the 12 budget and spending bills to end the state government shutdown. Governor Dayton held a signing ceremony Wednesday morning.
Critics of the just-approved state budget – which depends heavily on borrowing from school districts – plan a "Kids v. Fat Cats" rally Thursday at the Capitol.
While thousands of public and private sector workers are relieved to be returning to work after the nearly three-week state government shutdown, they are outraged by a budget that protects millionaires and increases the burden on Minnesota’s most vulnerable residents.
Union members are awaiting details of the agreement to end the state government shutdown announced Thursday by Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders.
A video produced by the Labor Education Service outlines the many public services being affected by the state government shutdown.
“Where are the damn jobs?” was the question posed by a sign at Thursday night’s state Capitol vigil. Not only were no jobs created during the 2011 legislative session, the state government shutdown that began at midnight put thousands of public and private sector workers out of work.
A state government shutdown would threaten vital public services, especially those serving vulnerable Minnesotans, but adopting the Republican’s proposed budget could be even worse, demonstrators said Thursday at the state Capitol.
Minnesota’s two largest public employee unions have ratified an agreement with the state that will protect all the rights of laid-off workers while saving taxpayers millions in layoff costs if state government shuts down Friday.