Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/uncategorized/page/19/)
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) has voluntarily recognized the union formed by its coordinated campaign workers. Coordinated campaigns are the core organizing apparatus for state Democratic parties during major elections.
Pride and excitement about a new, life-changing career path filled the room at the Mermaid Event Center June 15 at a celebration for 15 graduates of a new apprentice readiness training program sponsored by six Minnesota tribal nations and the Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council. “This was a pilot,” explained the Building Trades’ Jenny Winkelaar. “We’ve had a tribal program through the Cement Masons for a long time but we went from one craft to 11.” Over the 12 weeks of the program, students attended classes and received a hands-on introduction to the work of 11 different building trades.
“Each week we did something different,” said Isaiah RedDay, a member of the Leech Lake tribe. “I liked them all,” he said. “I’m leaning more towards iron work or carpentry.”
Several of the new graduates of the apprentice readiness training program already had been offered apprenticeships at participating craft unions. “I’m excited to get into the benefits of the union, the health insurance, and the camaraderie,” RedDay said.
The Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild(link is external) warns of a “chilling effect on free speech” if the City of Minneapolis continues its high-priced investigation into the identity of a confidential source behind a recent Star Tribune exposé.
Teamsters from around the nation held a rally in downtown Minneapolis to raise public awareness about workers’ rights and the issues they face on the job in advance of the November election.
Wednesday Immigration raids resulted in 130 arrests including pork producer Christensen Farms facilities in Sleepy Eye and Appleton, Minnesota.
For the 14th year, Game Fair’s popular outdoor hunting and fishing expo will feature a booth hosted by the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and participating unions.
Missouri voters made history on Tuesday, blocking the state’s Republican lawmakers from enacting right-to-work legislation by a two-to-one margin.
Starting this past August 1st Janus joins a network of right-wing think tanks that are using websites filled with misleading statements to try to convince public sector workers to drop their union affiliation.
It seems every time I turn on the TV or I’m surfing the web, I see a different politician telling me to blame the children of immigrants, black people or Muslims for the growing inequalities we all are facing. Just like bad bosses who divide workers and weaken our unions, the rich and powerful and their political allies are using race-based divide and conquer tactics.
A group of Seward Community Co-op workers and allies went to the Creamery administrative offices to draw attention to what they allege are inconsistencies in the application of the attendance policy leading to the unfair firing of Calista Adedoye.