AFSCME, Hennepin County reach tentative agreement
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Hennepin County workers will receive a 4 percent raise under a tentative contract agreement reached between the county and AFSCME Council 5.
Wal-Mart exposed: Giant retailer in the hot seat
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Facing the fallout from a leaked company document, a Labor Department investigation and a new, scathing documentary, it’s been a crazy month for Wal-Mart.
Organizing
Leaked Wal-Mart memo shows callous attitude toward employees
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A leaked memo spells out in cold efficiency how enslaved Wal-Mart is to its bottom-line strategy — even if that strategy erases the middle-class standard of living that workers at America’s largest companies traditionally achieved.
Community
Wal-Mart documentary screens this week in Twin Cities
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WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price, a newly released documentary about the giant retailer, is being shown by two labor organizations this week in the Twin Cities.
Hennepin County workers rally as talks enter final stretch
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More than 500 Hennepin County employees rallied Monday as negotiations inched forward under the guidance of a state mediator. Nearly 5,000 AFSCME Council 5 members are affected by the contract talks. They have not had a wage increase for three years.
Speakers Club program recalls labor martyrs
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“Remembering Labor’s Martyrs” is the title of the November St. Paul Labor Speakers Club program, which will recall the lives of several labor activists killed this month during the past century.
Policy
State Senate committee to hold hearings on soaring heating prices
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Low-wage earners and people on fixed incomes will be especially hard hit by soaring prices for natural gas and heating oil this winter. State Senator Ellen Anderson, DFL-St. Paul, is holding special hearings of the Jobs, Energy & Community Development Committee to gather information about this impending crisis.
Hennepin County workers rally Monday for fair contract
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Hennepin County workers will rally Monday, Nov. 14, to demand a fair contract. The rally will be at noon on the plaza outside the Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S. 6th St., downtown Minneapolis.
Northwest strikers to unveil corporate campaign
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Striking AMFA members will unveil their new corporate campaign against Northwest Airlines at a rally Saturday, Nov. 19, featuring strategist Ray Rogers.
Community
‘Great Activist Get-Together’ Saturday night
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Twin Cities activists from diverse communities will gather at Macalester College on Sat., Nov. 12. “The Great Activist Get-Together” will offer a chance for people to network, share visions, and have fun.