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Che Lopez, lead organizer with CURE, laid the framework for the forum in his opening remarks. “If we are a true city of compassion and Rochester has people from all over the world, we should be welcoming to immigrants,” he said.
‘The fight for a $15 minimum wage must be part of any fightback strategy. Why? First, because using 15 as part of a union organizing strategy can pay real dividends.’
Trump has issued three executive orders attacking federal unions. They’re “aimed at choking the union out of existence,” says AFGE’s David Cann
Three local unions – Bakery Workers Local 22, Teamsters Local 320, and Office and Professional Employees Local 12 – pledged to do just that last month, affiliating with the east metro’s largest labor organization, the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO.
In a statement released last night, Wanyama says he is committed to teaching his students this fall, despite ongoing threats from ICE to deport him.
At the 72nd annual Minnesota State Building Trades Council Convention in Duluth, approximately 300 delegates and guests celebrated successful outreach programs and heard from a variety of speakers including Governor Mark Dayton and Senator Amy Klobuchar.
Helmets to Hardhats connects National Guard, Reserve, retired and transitioned active-duty military service members with skilled training and quality career opportunities in the construction industry.
A new report by North Star Policy Institute finds that Minnesota’s construction industry has pulled ahead of Wisconsin’s since the Great Recession, fueled by a strong recovery that has boosted both employment and average worker pay.
As Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth topped $150 billion last week, making him the richest man in modern history, thousands of Amazon workers across Europe went on strike.
While organized labor continues to grapple with the consequences of the Janus Supreme Court decision, another threat to the livelihood of working people is encroaching on Minnesota.