Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/unions/page/19/)
On Tuesday, March 31, Hennepin County notified a total of 311 workers that they would no longer be allowed to work from home beginning Sunday, April 5.
The Twin Cities hospitality industry is reeling from COVID-19 shut-downs.
Workers are on the front lines fighting this pandemic. They are caring for us, they are delivering our goods, they are protecting us, and they are maintaining our essential services and infrastructure. Their safety must be a top priority
Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule making it harder for workers to win and keep a union.
MNA plans to continue its collection drive each day through Sunday, from noon to 2 p.m., at 345 Randolph Ave.
The council considered the repeal after developer Dominium indicated that the company might withdraw the development proposal if prevailing wages are required.
Flight attendants union president Sara Nelson is working with House Democrats on a relief package to help airline workers, with strings attached for management: No executive bonuses. No stock buybacks. No spending money on union-busting. Worker representation on boards.
The Minnesota Nurses Association is accepting donations of N95 masks, which will be distributed to the State Emergency Operations Center to distribute to nurses who are running out at their respective hospitals.
On a Wednesday afternoon telepress conference, UNITE HERE International President D. Taylor and representatives from union locals discussed the unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the 300,000 UNITE HERE union members in the U.S. and Canada in industries as diverse as airlines, hotels, theme parks, event venues, and food service.
