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38,000 Ford workers accept buyouts
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Some 38,000 UAW members — 46 percent of the 83,000-member union workforce — have agreed to accept buyouts that Ford Motor Co. and the union negotiated earlier this year, according to the company.
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‘Big Box Swindle’ author speaks Saturday
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Stacy Mitchell, the author of a revealing new book about "Big Box" retailers, will speak Saturday, Nov. 11, at Macalester College.
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Vote Tuesday!
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Vote Tuesday in elections that will be important to the future of your community, the state and the country.
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Get-out-the-vote efforts hit fever pitch
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Unions are pulling out the stops to mobilize members to vote, as they knock on scores of doors and make thousands of phone calls before the polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Minimum wage workers tell their stories on website
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A new website tells the stories of workers struggling to survive on the federal minimum of $5.15 an hour. The website is hosted by comedienne Roseanne Barr.
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Wage hike would benefit economy, study indicates
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A new study indicates raising the minimum wage would help the U.S. economy.
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Get-Out-the-Vote rally Nov. 1
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A Get-Out-The-Vote Rally Nov. 1 will feature Leo Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers, and Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club.
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Workers have a lot at stake in election, AFL-CIO president says
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National AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, in Minnesota to mobilize union members, said working people have a lot at stake in the November elections.
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AFGE president asks: ‘Have you had enough?’
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Saying he\’s "had enough," the president of the largest federal employees union visited Minnesota recently to mobilize members in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 7 elections.
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Ford’s buyout package has mixed results for workers
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As Ford prepares to shut down its St. Paul Ranger plant, workers are being offered a choice of eight possible buyout packages.