Dozens of MSP Airport Workers Losing their Jobs
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Workers with hundreds of combined years of experience at MSP are losing their jobs as the airport commission allows a new subcontractor to lay off workers.
American Airlines Mechanics Are Threatening the “Bloodiest, Ugliest Battle” in Labor History
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The statement comes just one day after the airline sued its union workers, claiming that they had engaged in an illegal work slowdown to strengthen their hand at the bargaining table.
Continuing Campaign to Win Union Support, Sanders to Rollout Plan for Workers to Own Individual Plants
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Continuing his campaign to win widespread union support Sen. Bernie Sanders will propose workers take ownership of individual plants and businesses, out of the hands of the bosses and financiers who back them.
Picket Over Dangerous Working Conditions at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center
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MNA, AFSCME, and MAPE members are picketed outside Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center yesterday to shine a spotlight on safety concerns after a nurse was violently attacked recently.
A Tumultuous Week for Chattanooga Volkswagen Workers
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In a week of frenzied developments in the organizing drive at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the National Labor Relations Board tossed out the union’s election petition, the Auto Workers (UAW) immediately refiled it, and the company announced it is removing the plant’s unpopular CEO.
‘The only thing employers care about is money. So take away their money’
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CTUL wants to work with the city to make sure that workers have a seat at the table through an advisory committee.
Twin Cities Nurses Picket Hospitals for Safety, Benefits
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Metro area members of the Minnesota Nurses Association are picketing to elevate their issues directly to the hospitals.
Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.
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What made Larry unique was his commitment to grassroots coalition building. He organized rider coalitions, bargained for the public good, initiated progressive ballot measures and embedded the issue of climate change in the politics of the ATU.
Scabby the Rat Is Under Attack—And Needs Our Help
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is trying to limit Scabby’s use as part of a wave of anti-union decisions by business-friendly Republican members.
‘Corporate Greed at its Worst’
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During the current negotiations, Murphy has proposed tripling health care costs despite documents obtained by Teamsters indicating that health care costs for Murphy have actually reduced by 4%.