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New research finds that a wide range of big corporations have been shortchanging the people who work for them including Minnesota companies Ecolab and U.S. Bank.
Due to the bankruptcy, employees were fired en masse, leading many to struggle to pay their bills. Wright, along with the other former P3 employees, met with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. According to Wright, “The mayor said that he is going to do everything that he could to fight for us, and we look forward to that.”
Low wage workers don’t have “access to the living conditions that they build,” Aranda said. “They (construction workers) are already invested in our city; why can’t they live in those neighborhoods [Edina, Eden Prairie] too?”
Backed by community and labor allies outside Amazon’s Eagan facility, workers spoke publicly about the increasingly dangerous working conditions inside the warehouse, and of management’s refusal to accommodate workers who fast during Ramadan.
Common ground between Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled Legislature was in short supply at the Capitol this year, but lawmakers were able to compromise on two bills that union members lobbied hard for during the recently ended session.
The AFL-CIO today announced a major, national print and digital ad campaign calling on workers to join together in the face of continued corporate assaults on the freedom to join together in union.
Across our region, our community is grappling with what to do with the low supply of housing, rising housing costs, and a decreasing quality of life for those struggling to make their rent and mortgage payments. The crisis that our community faces directly impacts our members who struggle with affordability—Yes, even union families face barriers to affordable housing. buy orlistat online orlistat online no prescription
Across the labor movement, we’ve been working to raise wages by bargaining for pay increases in our contracts, improving industry standards and increasing the minimum wage at the state and local level — but almost all of these gains are offset by the historically high cost of housing. Many of our cities and counties are looking for sustainable ways to grow their tax bases and to provide more multi-family housing options. That means our elected leaders are making major decisions around funding and zoning that will have lasting economic implications that affect revenues, student enrollment and livability across our seven-county region.
The region’s late season snowstorm April 14-15 brought much of the Twin Cities to a halt — but not volunteers from International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 292. They were scheduled Sunday, April 15 to complete needed electrical work on Cabin 4 at the former Anoka State Hospital. There a nonprofit called Eagle’s Healing Nest has been renovating the buildings to create housing for homeless veterans. State Senator Jim Abeler has been one of the driving forces behind the project and has helped attract donations of all kinds — including donated labor from area Building Trades unions. Cabin 2 was renovated last year, with the help of several Building Trades locals from many different crafts.
Beer truck drivers and helpers at J.J. Taylor Distributing in Minneapolis voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract last night, ending their seven-week strike.
Workers walked off their jobs on Monday May 22nd over AT&T’s refusal to negotiate the application of the Minneapolis sick and safe time ordinance.