When they want to wage war or destroy the planet, American political elites are obsessed with “job creation.” When workers start accruing a modest amount of power, elites demand increased unemployment.
COVID-19
Pandemic bonus pay proposal talks end in failure to compromise
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After missing their September 6 deadline for recommendations, the working group could not agree on a single proposal for the legislature.
COVID-19
Minnesota DFL proposal for frontline worker bonus pay seeks to recognize more workers
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DFL members of the working group and frontline workers call for all frontline workers in Minnesota to be respected and acknowledged with the bonus pay proposal, even though it will be smaller payments.
COVID-19
Minnesota GOP proposal for frontline worker bonus pay narrows in on long-term healthcare workers
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Workers respond in solidarity and dismay to the announcement of a hero pay proposal seeking to give $1200 to only long-term healthcare workers
COVID-19
Without paid sick time, employers’ COVID-19 vaccine mandates won’t address workers’ access barriers or hesitancy
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FDA approval won’t make a difference if workers still have to choose between the vaccine and their wages.
Policy
Paid sick leave is a women’s health issue
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The lack of paid sick leave for all disproportionately impacts women and exacerbates the disparities they already face in the workplace.
Policy
“We’re not being taken care of”: Essential Workers Call on Legislature for Relief
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The Essential Workers Emergency Leave Act would allow essential workers to take paid leave to care for themselves and family members.
Amazon
“The Amazon Workers in Bessemer Would Already Have Their Union If We Had the PRO Act”
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What the union loss at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama means for the future of organizing in the Biden era.
Policy
St. Paul’s minimum wage will increase July 1. Here’s how one local restaurant is adapting
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“As a business owner I can make this (minimum-wage increase) work,” Peterson said of his response at the time. “This can be done. You can have a successful business and pay your people well and still make a profit.”
Government
After ‘six years of purgatory,’ retirees celebrate pension fix with Smith
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The emergency funds will protect pension benefits earned by 1.5 million active and retired workers nationwide, including about 22,000 Minnesota retirees who paid into the Central States Pension Fund.