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IMT Apprenticeship is offered to Electrolux Employees in St. Cloud

Electrolux employee Joe Barrata said “I’m glad that we have this opportunity to better our lives as our employer closes down. This program will hopefully set us all up to keep or improve our livelihoods for the future. Working with a union sponsored program to keep us in good, union jobs is a very reassuring feeling.”

Dayton, Ohio and the America Left Behind

A ProPublica/Frontline collaboration, tells the story of Dayton as the city faces the struggles of a former industrial powerhouse.

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Minnesota Wage Growth Exceeds Neighbors & Rest of the United States

A trio of new research studies shows that more people are joining unions in Minnesota and that wages in the Gopher State are growing faster than the neighboring states of Illinois and Wisconsin, as well as in the rest of the United States

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Minimum Wage Recommendations go to the St. Paul City Council

At the end of the study, the committee agreed on forwarding three scenarios to the City of Saint Paul for consideration with percentages indicating the level of support each scenario found within the study committee. The scenario with the least support included a tip credit.

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The ‘Green Revolution’ and its Impact in Southern Minnesota

A study from the North Star Policy Institute shows that when wind farm developers don’t hire local workers, the community loses an estimated $30 to $40 million in economic benefits across seven major wind farm projects