Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/unions/page/18/)
Home care workers and clients across Minnesota criticized inaction by Minnesota lawmakers following news that the bill that would have provided an emergency wage and benefit increase for the workers who care for Minnesota seniors and people with disabilities was not passed in the final hours of the 2020 legislative session.
The Minnesota House has already passed HF 2768, “but the Minnesota Senate has not scheduled a final vote, which appears to set up state workers as bait for end-of-session drama.” According to an emailed statement.
In a statewide address Wednesday night, Gov. Tim Walz said the current stay-at-home order will expire at midnight Monday.
The Minnesota Senate still has not yet scheduled a vote on the contracts, despite there being only a week remaining in the legislative session.
The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), which represents 200,000 workers in the United States and Canada, told In These Times that nearly 1,000 of its members have been infected with coronavirus, and almost 40 have died.
Bonding Bill is being held up by House Minority Leader Daudt
“To workers who have contracted COVID, this is for you,” Minnesota Nurses Association President Mary Turner said, opening the candlelight vigil as the sun set in St. Paul.
In states like Minnesota, there is need for health care professionals to help fight COVID-19, but hospitals are losing out on other forms of revenue, which has led to staffing cuts
Faculty and staff at MN State Moorhead are bracing for massive and unprecedented potential layoffs leading to the closure and reduction of departments, primarily in the humanities.
Earlier today Hennepin County library and service center workers, represented by AFSCME Local 2822, held a “in car” convergence at the Ridgedale Library parking lot.