Also on Labor Day weekend, Congressman Keith Ellison will host a picnic and Twin Cities public television will air a labor-oriented documentary.
Here is the schedule of union-sponsored picnics around the state, as announced by the Minnesota AFL-CIO:
- 5th Annual Day Before Labor Day Celebration - Olcott Park, Virginia - Aug. 31, Noon - 5 p.m.
- Brainerd/Baxter Labor Day Picnic - Baxter City Park - Sept. 1, Noon - 6 p.m.
- Cloquet Labor Day Parade - Sept. 1, 11 a.m.
- Duluth Labor Day Picnic - Bayfront Park - Sept. 1, Noon - 5 p.m.
- St. Cloud Labor Day Picnic - Riverside Park - Sept. 1, Noon - 4 p.m.
- St. Paul Regional Labor Federation march in the Minnesota State Fair Labor Day Parade. Get more information.
The Service Employees International Union is sponsoring the "Take Back Labor Day" festival on Harriet Island in St. Paul, featuring, Mos Def, Billy Bragg, Tom Morello and a host of other performers. Get more information.
Congressman Keith Ellison will host his annual Labor Day picnic on Sunday, Aug. 31. Get more information.
The Poor People\'s Economic Human Rights Campaign will host a number of activities on Labor Day weekend and after, including a "Poor People\'s March" during the Republican convention. Get more information.
Union members are expected to participate in a march to protest the Iraq War, starting at 11 a.m. Labor Day at the state Capitol and winding down to the Xcel Center, site of the Republican convention. "On Labor Day, all union members and their families have an excellent opportunity to come together with a broad range of community groups and movements to call for an end to the war in Iraq, for the troops to be brought home now and for the funds used for this war to instead be used to meet human needs.," said Phyllis Walker, president of AFSCME Local 3800, which represents clerical workers at the University of Minnesota. Get more information
Twin Cities public television will air "If Stone Could Speak," a new documentary by Labor Education Service staffer Randy Croce that tells the story of Italian stonecutters who immigrated to Vermont in the late 1800s, the beautiful work they produced and their struggle to organize and stop the deadly disease, silicosis. Get more information.
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Also on Labor Day weekend, Congressman Keith Ellison will host a picnic and Twin Cities public television will air a labor-oriented documentary.
Here is the schedule of union-sponsored picnics around the state, as announced by the Minnesota AFL-CIO:
- 5th Annual Day Before Labor Day Celebration – Olcott Park, Virginia – Aug. 31, Noon – 5 p.m.
- Brainerd/Baxter Labor Day Picnic – Baxter City Park – Sept. 1, Noon – 6 p.m.
- Cloquet Labor Day Parade – Sept. 1, 11 a.m.
- Duluth Labor Day Picnic – Bayfront Park – Sept. 1, Noon – 5 p.m.
- St. Cloud Labor Day Picnic – Riverside Park – Sept. 1, Noon – 4 p.m.
- St. Paul Regional Labor Federation march in the Minnesota State Fair Labor Day Parade. Get more information.
The Service Employees International Union is sponsoring the "Take Back Labor Day" festival on Harriet Island in St. Paul, featuring, Mos Def, Billy Bragg, Tom Morello and a host of other performers. Get more information.
Congressman Keith Ellison will host his annual Labor Day picnic on Sunday, Aug. 31. Get more information.
The Poor People\’s Economic Human Rights Campaign will host a number of activities on Labor Day weekend and after, including a "Poor People\’s March" during the Republican convention. Get more information.
Union members are expected to participate in a march to protest the Iraq War, starting at 11 a.m. Labor Day at the state Capitol and winding down to the Xcel Center, site of the Republican convention. "On Labor Day, all union members and their families have an excellent opportunity to come together with a broad range of community groups and movements to call for an end to the war in Iraq, for the troops to be brought home now and for the funds used for this war to instead be used to meet human needs.," said Phyllis Walker, president of AFSCME Local 3800, which represents clerical workers at the University of Minnesota. Get more information
Twin Cities public television will air "If Stone Could Speak," a new documentary by Labor Education Service staffer Randy Croce that tells the story of Italian stonecutters who immigrated to Vermont in the late 1800s, the beautiful work they produced and their struggle to organize and stop the deadly disease, silicosis. Get more information.