The Pension Gamble
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FRONTLINE has done an exhaustive investigation into the role that state governments and Wall Street have to privatize public pensions resulting in a “multi-trillion-dollar hole.”
As MN CD 3 Race Heats Up, Seniors Sponsor Candidate Forum
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The Minneapolis Regional Retiree Council hosted a candidate forum focused on debt and its debilitating impacts.
Unions Can Protect Workers From Deportation. This Coalition of 3.5 Million Is Showing How.
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Rodriguez, part of a group(link is external) of port drivers fighting for rights to join a union, is relieved to have parts of the labor movement on his side
St. Paul workers, families keep pressure on as council takes up $15
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At the rally, they stood together in support of the proposed ordinance, unveiled a week earlier by Mayor Carter.
The Trucking Industry Is a “Sweatshop on Wheels.” Here’s How Kavanaugh Could Make It Worse.
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While the nation was focused on Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious confirmation process, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, a major labor case that could impact thousands of workers throughout the country.
Will SD Keep Up the Pace on Higher Teacher Pay?
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South Dakota teachers no longer earn the lowest salaries in the nation, but a new report(link is external) says that without vigilance, the progress could reverse itself and make it more difficult to retain good educators.
AFSCME Council 65 is Hiring
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AFSCME Council 65 has two open positions for dynamic organizers after a series of retirements.
Machinists volunteers put skills to work for Twin Cities nonprofit
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A Twin Cities nonprofit that works to strengthen local families got a little help from the Machinists’ union family over the weekend.
Black Domestic Workers Call for Pay, Professionalism, and Respect
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A new report shines a light on the Durham and Atlanta healthcare workers raising the standards of care in America.
Workers trust Ellison to have their back as AG
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Deb Howze fought hard to get a union. Now, the home care worker from Minneapolis is fighting to stop politicians like Doug Wardlow from taking it away.