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Protest, Washington D.C. Vlad Tchompalov @tchompalov
It really is mourning in America when President Bush seeks to sunset the Social Security system workers rely on for a measure of dignity in life?s twilight, according to this commentary by retired Minnesota AFL-CIO Communications Director Ron Cohen.
With temperatures in single digits, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) workers took up picket signs and began a strike in early morning darkness Tuesday. The walkout comes after eight months of negotiation and two months of mediation.
Service and maintenance workers employed by the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, facing a possible strike, will rally Tuesday, Dec. 14, outside the Housing Authority.
Hennepin County Medical Center enjoys a reputation as one of the foremost publicly-owned teaching hospitals in the nation and as the only area hospital that provides quality care to all who seek it. Unions, community advocates, and at least two county commissioners fear that a proposed governance change could ultimately threaten its mission.
Voters unable to go to the polls on Nov. 2 may vote in person before Election Day or by absentee ballot if they meet certain criteria.
Three years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, St. Paul has fewer police and fewer firefighters, union officials charge, a fact that flies in the face of claims by Mayor Randy Kelly and other politicians that residents are safer now than they were then.
The Fire Fighters are urging prompt government action to adopt recommendations increasing homeland security and preparedness, made by the special commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
In this fall?s elections, union members need to make one thing their priority ? their jobs. That?s the message Building Trades delegates heard repeatedly at their annual state convention.
Worried about election shenanigans? Then you need to be part of the Minnesota AFL-CIO?s new Voting Rights Protection Program. The group?s first meeting will take place July 15 from 4:30-6 p.m. at the state AFL-CIO offices, 175 W. Aurora Ave., St. Paul.
Machinists marched and rallied Wednesday to demand a fair contract with Northwest Airlines and a change in government when workers go to the polls in November.