Voters support schools on Election Day
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Voters across Minnesota overwhelmingly supported their local school districts through levies and referendums on Tuesday, raising about $1 billion to sustain and expand their local public schools.
Iowa workers choose to stay union
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When Iowa’s ruling Republican legislators jammed through a law requiring most of the state’s public worker unions to stand for recertification, by absolute majority votes, before they could start bargaining new contracts, they expected state and local workers and teachers would defect in droves.
Whoops.
Civil Rights summit at U features Mondale, Ellison
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The University of Minnesota Law School will host a “Summit for Civil Rights” Thursday and Friday, Nov. 9-10. Speakers include former Vice President and U.S. Senator Walter Mondale and Fifth District U.S. Representative Keith Ellison, as well as speakers from across the country, including several union leaders.
Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice develops model for its work
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“What can be done in my own union to improve our commitment to racial justice?” That’s just one of the questions defining the scope of the work ahead for union members participating in the work of the local Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice.
Vote Tuesday in local elections
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Vote Tuesday in local elections across Minnesota for mayor, city council, school board, school levies and other races. Most polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To find out what offices and issues will be on the ballot in your area, go to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website.
U workers petition for fair contracts
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Members of AFSCME Local 3800 and Teamsters Local 320 presented petitions to the office of University of Minnesota President Kaler on Tuesday, urging the administration to bargain fairly with the unions.
Author to speak on origins of ‘Radical Right’
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Nancy MacLean, author of a provocative new book, The Origins of the Radical Right and the Crisis of Our Democracy, will speak Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. at the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul.
Minnesotans play active role at AFL-CIO convention
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The national AFL-CIO convention which met in St. Louis for four days last week included several representatives from Minnesota, some attending their first AFL-CIO convention and some participating in what might be their last.
St. Paul school workers ratify contract
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Nutrition services workers in the St. Paul public schools have ratified a new, two-year contract, their union announced.
AFL-CIO must shine light on past foreign policy, activists say
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As the AFL-CIO held its national convention this week in St. Louis, passing resolutions in support of worker rights and condemning fascism, union members in Minnesota called on the labor federation to shine a light on its past foreign policy practices.