COMMENTARY: Janus decision from Supreme Court will be beginning, not end, of fight
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While our unions are prepared internally for whatever the decision is, we also need to be prepared to respond to the onlookers of our movement.
COMMENTARY: For Building Construction Tradeswomen in Minnesota, What Does Raising the Hiring Goal for Women Mean?
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The change in hiring goals has largely gone unnoted by the press. A few contractor organizations have released brief statements questioning the reasoning or the need for the increase in goal numbers or suggesting a gradual increase.
Letter Carriers plan 26th Anniversary Food Drive
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May 12, place a bag of donated food by your mailbox
The Debate On Tipped Work is Escalating
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Sexual harassment, income inequality and the viability of the food service industry are central topics when it comes to the debate on the minimum wage and tips.
New Report Names Minnesota the 31st Most Dangerous Place for Working People
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According to a new report released by the AFL-CIO, Minnesota had the 31st highest rate of workplace deaths in 2016.
Ann M. Wilhelmy, journalist and longtime president of the Minnesota Newspaper Guild, dies at 68
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The tough-minded journalist spent two terms and 16 years as president of the Minnesota Newspaper Guild and Typographical Union, where she helped coordinate the union’s strategy through distressing economic times.
2018 Workers Memorial Day events in Minnesota
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Each year on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and renew our struggle for safe workplaces.
West Virginia Teachers and the Return of Labor Feminism
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In West Virginia, as in the rest of the country, teaching is a profession dominated by women, and the strike reflected this reality. This was a women-led movement(link is external), advocating for a predominantly female rank-and-file.
Political Campaign Workers Continue to Organize
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The Campaign Workers Guild (CWG) continues its run of organizing victories with a second collective bargaining agreement in Minnesota.
Taking on the World, One Pull Up, Deadlift, and Burpee at a Time.
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Union organizer, activist, and performance artist Rica Highers is nourished by the workouts and community at Solcana Fitness. “If I didn’t have fitness or some type of physical exercise, I would lose my goddamn mind.”