Government
‘Senate GOP’s move on Labor Commissioner a slap in the face to working Minnesotans’
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“There will be a reckoning on this,” Walz said.
Environment
The Green New Deal Just Won a Major Union Endorsement. What’s Stopping the AFL-CIO?
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For the faculty, teachers and paraprofessionals who make up the AFT, leading in the fight against climate change is paramount. And to get the rest of the labor movement on board, Nelson has some advice: “If you believe in something, you gotta be willing to fight for it.”
Commentary
In Uncertain Times, Voting is Sure Way to Make an Impact
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‘Both locally and nationally, our labor movement is responding to each crisis with urgency and solidarity, and we will carry that same energy into our next big challenge of 2020, the election.’
#GeorgeFloyd
Brooklyn Teamsters Protest UPS Harassment of Black Shop Stewards
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A hundred members of Teamsters Local 804 gathered outside a Brooklyn UPS hub July 20 to protest management’s harassment of a Black shop steward and efforts to divide the workforce along racial lines.
COVID-19
HealthPartners Workers Picket, Warn Clinic Closings Will Hurt Local Communities At Worst Possible Time
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By moving forward with plans to close nine facilities in Minnesota and eastern Wisconsin, HealthPartners is turning its back on local communities at the worst possible time, clinic workers say.
Elections
As the District 5 Congressional Race Heats Up Unions Stand with Rep. Omar
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The speakers emphasized Rep. Omar’s history of advocating for working families and unions, and her opponent’s time representing employers as a non-equity partner at the notorious union-busting law firm Jackson Lewis.
Organizing
Staff at Jewish Community Action Have Formed a Union
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“I remember one of the big takeaways for me was that rhetorically people who oppose unions will pretend that a union is an outside force, but the union is just a name for the commitment that you already have to your coworkers.”
Government
As GOP plays politics with infrastructure bill, tradespeople warn their jobs hang in balance
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“My brothers and sisters and their families hope lawmakers come back to the table, sit down, roll their sleeves up and do whatever is required to get this bonding bill passed … so we don’t have to tell our families we lost our jobs.”
#GeorgeFloyd
St. Paul Nursing Home Workers Want Respect for Their Essential Work, and They’re on Strike to Get it
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On a day when working people in over 25 cities across the U.S. joined a union-backed Strike for Black Lives, nursing home workers at Cerenity Humboldt Care Center in St. Paul staged a 24-hour strike, demanding a contract that reflects their essential work.
COVID-19
Teachers Unions Look Like the Last Line of Defense in Trump’s “Reckless” School Reopening Crusade
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“If Donald Trump and Betsy Devos actually listened to what we were saying—we were trying to reopen schools so we could meet the needs of kids,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten. “Instead, they decide to be all reckless.”