Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/policy/page/7/)
Unions are calling Tuesday’s election a huge win for Minnesota workers. In addition to the re-election of President Obama, workers will benefit from the new DFL majority in the state Legislature and the defeat of two proposed constitutional amendments.
First there was anticipation, touched with a little bit of angst. Then there was exhilaration, as the electoral vote totals mounted for Democratic President Barack Obama mounted and as pro-worker U.S. Senate candidates won.
Minnesota labor leaders say the efforts of thousands of union members paid off in Tuesday’s high voter turnout and wins by many labor-endorsed candidates.
Vote “no” on the marriage amendment on Tuesday\’s ballot and you’re helping to defend the rights of all workers, Minnesota union activists say.
After months of campaigning, voters go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6. Polls in Minnesota will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Federal, state and local offices will be on the ballot, as well as two proposed constitutional amendments.
As the clock ticks down to Tuesday’s elections, unions are mobilizing members through phone banks and door knocks to turn out the vote for labor-endorsed candidates and issues.
Two UPS Teamsters have reached thousands of Minnesota citizens since taking up the fight against a proposed constitutional amendment to suppress voting rights.
On a sunny Saturday morning Oct. 20, dozens of union volunteers trickled into a coffee shop downtown Burnsville. They paired up, gathered routes and handbills, and fanned out across the suburb, knocking on fellow union members’ doors and talking about their labor-endorsed candidate for Minnesota House, Will Morgan.
More job openings are available in the Twin Cities and across Minnesota, but the pace of employment growth still lags and the quality of many of the jobs is poor, according to an analysis by the JOBS NOW Coalition.
A total of 84,350 pension plans have vanished since 1985. This figure shocked Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Donald L. Barlett and James W. Steele, who just released their latest book, "The Betrayal of the American Dream."