Teamsters rally for fair contract at U
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Members of Teamsters Local 320 and supporters rallied Friday on the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus for a fair contract for maintenance, food service and other workers.
Unions focus on Senate in effort to stop massive tax cut for the rich
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Unions, women’s groups and others are blasting the Republican tax bill. “This plan is a flashback to the 1980s, when trickle-down economics was all the rage,” said Teamsters President Jim Hoffa.
Leadership changes at UNITE HERE Local 17
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Members of UNITE HERE Local 17 have rejected longtime incumbent officers and elected a brand-new slate of officers, executive board members, and trustees to three-year terms.
Educators call on Super Bowl backers to support public schools
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The St. Paul Federation of Teachers and community allies are calling on the National Football League and the Super Bowl Host Committee – including US Bank and Ecolab – to invest in public schools.
Transit workers may strike during Super Bowl
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Metro Transit bus and light rail drivers, mechanics and other workers may strike during the Super Bowl in February if an agreement is not reached on a new contract, their union said.
Building Trades call for stronger vetting in light of shoddy student housing
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Responding to a report in The Minnesota Daily revealing numerous safety problems at an apartment complex near the University of Minnesota campus, the Minneapolis Building & Construction Trades Council is calling for stronger vetting of developers and contractors.
Top union leader says hitting the streets will save democracy
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A top union official, National Education Association Vice President Becky Pringle, is challenging the nation’s progressives to hit the streets for democracy.
AFSCME Council 5’s founding director to step down – but keep fighting
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AFSCME Council 5’s founding director, Eliot Seide, has been a fierce advocate for public workers – and a vocal critic of any attempt to cut, privatize or diminish their work.
Lina Jamoul takes helm of MAPE
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Lina Jamoul steps into the role of MAPE’s executive director at a challenging time for the statewide, public sector union and the entire labor movement.
Minnesota labor media win national awards
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Minnesota’s labor movement, long-committed to supporting union publications, websites, social media and other communications, was rewarded with numerous awards at the annual convention of the International Labor Communications Association.