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In October 1987, “homer hankies” provided the magic the Minnesota Twins needed to win their first World Series championship. Five months later, Minnesota’s seniors attempted to recapture the magic during a rally for tax fairness at the Capitol. Seniors waved “home hankies,” during an event March 2, 1988, co-sponsored by the Minnesota Senior Federation and […]
Steven Rosenstone, chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, will give the keynote address at the Twin City Area Labor Management Council’s annual meeting March 7. Registration is now open for the luncheon, which will run from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Operating Engineers Local 49 hall, 2829 Anthony Lane South, […]
Surrounded by more than a dozen family child-care providers clad in pro-union T-shirts, two state lawmakers unveiled legislation Feb. 25 that would grant collective-bargaining rights to providers who receive subsidies from the State of Minnesota. The Child Care Collective Bargaining Act, introduced by Sen. Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) and Rep. Mike Nelson (DFL-Brooklyn Park), could […]
DFL lawmakers last month introduced a bill that would grant home health care workers the right to form a union, a move advocates say will help the state address a looming workforce crisis in Minnesota’s public home care programs. Authored by Sen. Chris Eaton and Rep. Michael Nelson, the bill targets workers in so-called “self-directed” home […]
Minnesota is poised to do great things this year, the first time in 22 years that Democrats control the governor’s office and both chambers of the Legislature. This is Minnesota’s moment to fix the budget, raise fair revenue, and build an economy that grows good jobs and the middle class. Union members campaigned hard to […]
Registration is open for Labor Bowl 2013, a team-bowling fundraiser to benefit the St. Paul Labor Studies and Resource Center on April 25 at Midway Pro Bowl in Saint Paul’s Midway Shopping Center. Click here to view registration details on the RLF website. The LSRC is a charitable nonprofit organization that assists and advocates for […]
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