Dayton has “firmly cemented his legacy as a champion for working people,” Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy said.
Teamsters end beer strike, credit ‘labor solidarity’ for keeping them strong
May 25, 2018 by
Not one member of Teamsters Local 792 crossed the picket line during the strike, and all 93 striking workers will return to their jobs.
Trades-backed alliance ramps up recruitment as MN’s construction industry booms
May 16, 2018 by
Minnesota’s Building Trades unions are behind an effort to restock the pipeline of workers entering the industry with with women, veterans and people of color.
Newspaper workers demand hedge-fund owners invest or sell
May 16, 2018 by
“We can’t just sit back and let them write history by ruining community newspapers,” Pioneer Press reporter Nick Ferraro said. “We have to write a little bit of history ourselves.”
Letter Carriers’ food drive restocks local food shelves
May 12, 2018 by
Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest one-day food drive, and it’s powered by union members.
U.S. workplace fatalities on the rise, unions warn
May 1, 2018 by
Minnesota, according to an AFL-CIO report, had the 31st highest rate of workplace deaths among states in 2016.
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