Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/policy/page/6/)
The AFL-CIO, the labor-backed Alliance for Retired Americans, the Steelworkers and the Auto Workers back new legislation to close Social Security’s future funding gap – which won’t begin for another 20 years – by taxing millionaires and billionaires, sponsors of the legislation say.
As the campaign to raise the minimum wage in Minnesota moves forward, low wage earners and experts gather in Bloomington to share their perspective about the needs of our local economy.
At their union’s Day on the Hill at the state Capitol in St. Paul, AFSCME members talked about the importance of growing the middle class.
On the second day of the “Unlock Our Future” week of action, some 300 people descended on the Nicollet Mall headquarters of Target Corporation to call on the company to be a leader in helping Minnesota’s struggling economy. The rally occurred as retail cleaners at Target stores staged a one-day strike.
Members of the United Steelworkers say an alliance with their employer – U.S. Steel – is a natural next step in preserving and creating jobs on Minnesota’s Iron Range.
Join an expert panel discussion on “Minimum Wage and a Sustainable Economic Future” Monday, Feb. 25, at the University of Minnesota.
For organized labor, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says, reforming labor law to help balance the scales between workers and bosses in organizing and bargaining, will always be labor’s #1 legislative priority – until it passes.
Fallout from Hostess Brands’ decision to cease operations has extended to about 20 union workers in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, who face layoffs as the bankrupt baker begins liquidating its assets.
U.S. labor leaders met with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, calling on him to reject deep cuts in pensions and health care for the elderly as he works to resolve crucial government financial issues by the end of the year.
They usually go unnoticed nationwide, but referendums in various states can be useful measures of public attitudes on important issues.