COVID-19
The Nightmare Facing the Poor and Working Class If There’s Not Another Stimulus
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With time running out and Republicans balking at more Covid relief, U.S. workers are facing a future of financial misery.
Commentary
Asian American Workers Facing Two Pandemics
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‘This virus does not discriminate against workers based on race or immigration status, and neither should we. ‘
COVID-19
Medical Staffing Companies Cut Doctors’ Pay While Spending Millions on Political Ads
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While cutting benefits for emergency room doctors and other medical workers, TeamHealth and Envision have spent millions on ads meant to pressure politicians working on legislation to cap out-of-network costs for Americans.
Community
MN Attorney General Vows to Investigate Pandemic Price-Gouging
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office has received complaints of one store selling a 36-roll pack of toilet paper for nearly $80
Community
Has Your Job Been Affected by Covid-19?
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As the concern over Covid-19 seeps into every part of our lives, various forms of work are also impacted. From frontline healthcare workers, theater stagehands, or hourly workers, life is changing drastically. At Workday, we appreciate that whether or not you are infected, your life is changing quickly. We want to hear your stories. Please email us here.
Community
Information and Resources on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
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Our health care workers and first responders do not have the necessary resources and equipment or adequate training and communication available to protect them from contracting, and spreading, this virus.
Organizing
‘Let the Bosses Clean their Toilets’
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Striking janitors took to the streets of Downtown Minneapolis on Thursday evening and held a protest at MSP airport Friday morning before returning to bargaining.
Government
MN AFL-CIO’S CAMPAIGNS CONFERENCE KICKS-OFF LABOR 2020 POLITICAL PROGRAM
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Rank and file union members and leaders from across the state gathered February 6-7 for the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s 2020 Campaigns Conference. The theme was “Stand Up, Fight Back!”
Government
Trump’s NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier To Wear Union Schwag at Work
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The Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ended 2019 by rolling back another round of Obama-era regulations and handing down a number of pro-employer decisions. One of those rulings restricts workers from wearing union buttons and other pro-labor insignia.
Government
Report on the Safety of Youth in The Trades
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This report to the Minnesota Legislature explains that any benefit gained by bringing youth under the age of 18 onto an active construction site is “overwhelmed by the unacceptable risk to youths’ health, safety and wellbeing.”