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Protest, Washington D.C. Vlad Tchompalov @tchompalov
Public pressure — in the form of 15,000 comments — apparently forced the Bush Labor Department to keep federal rules enforcing the Family and Medical Leave Act unchanged, at least for now.
UNITE HERE Local 17 called a boycott of Capitol cafeterias after the state of Minnesota awarded the food service contract to a company that won\’t recognize the employees\’ union and is laying off workers.
The union organizing lawyers at the Minnesota Attorney General\’s office said the resignation by Mike Hatch is "a first step," but many issues remain unresolved for the agency\’s workers.
Armed with reams of data and at least one inspiring story, 720 Steel Worker Rapid Response team members fanned out on Capitol Hill to lobby for the Employee Free Choice Act, for single-payer government-run health care and against unfair trade treaties.
School bus accidents increasingly make the news, yet proposed legislation would lower the bar for drivers, a union representing school employees says.
Minnesota\’s freshman senator, DFLer Amy Klobuchar, met with union members to hear their views Saturday. She and freshman Congressman Keith Ellison are both scheduling regular meetings with workers.
Fire Fighters from across Minnesota went to the state Capitol Thursday to advocate for improved public safety and fire services. The event was part of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters Association annual legislative conference.
After the Minnesota Department of Health released two unsettling reports of substandard care at the Minneapolis Veterans Home, the union representing 350 of the facility\’s employees renewed its call for administrators to address staff shortages and poor working conditions on the campus.
Nearly 1,000 AFSCME members filled the halls of the state Capitol Wednesday to advocate for better public services.
Members of Minnesota’s largest public employee unions will meet with legislators Wednesday to help shape the state budget for the next two years. This year’s theme is "It\’s PEOPLE Time! Changed Majorities – Changed Priorities."