Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/policy/page/9/)
Under the theme, “We Are Minnesota,” union members from across the state will participate in the three-day convention of the Minnesota AFL-CIO starting Sunday at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
Since the Minnesota legislature passed funding for a new Vikings football stadium in May, Governor Mark Dayton has promised the project will bring much-needed jobs to Minneapolis. To boot, a Project Labor Agreement is likely to be used so the region’s workers are feeling assured that the jobs will stay local.
Working America members gathered at the office of Congressman John Kline, R-Minn., Wednesday to oppose his plans to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the richest Americans while raising taxes on 25 million working Americans and slashing priorities like Medicare and education.
The Democratic Party’s platform, adopted Sept. 4 by its convention in Charlotte, N.C., sends a strong message for worker rights and a mixed message – from labor’s point of view – on trade, reading the 74-page document shows.
Two years into the recovery, the majority of new jobs being added to the economy pay just $13.83 per hour or less, a new report from the National Employment Law Project shows.
Delegates to the American Postal Workers Union convention voted unanimously Wednesday to endorse President Barack Obama for a second term and heard AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issue a call for workers to take back America.
Increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.80 per hour would give more than 28 million U.S. workers a raise and generate about 100,000 new jobs over three years, finds a new report by the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
Union leaders generally panned presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as his running mate, but saw an opening to hit the duo – especially Ryan – on issues of Medicare and the budget.
The budget proposed by Mitt Romney’s choice for vice president, Rep. Paul Ryan, would end Medicare and slash crucial funds that support Minnesota’s roads, bridges, schools, clean water facilities and community and mental health services, the Minnesota AFL-CIO said.
Voters statewide will go to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 14, for the Primary Election, determining which local, state and federal candidates will advance to the Nov. 6 general election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.