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St. Paul will have a new wage theft ordinance on the books Jan. 1. The measure, pushed by Mayor Melvin Carter and co-authored by all seven members of the City Council, drew praise from labor leaders and worker advocates as a step toward more robust, efficient protections for people working in the capital city. Construction […]
Members of the state’s largest health care union are calling on one of the state’s largest nursing home companies to join them in working toward a solution to short staffing in the industry.
“COVID funds gave SPPS the opportunity to focus on what students actually need to be successful learners,” one SPPS teacher said. “Students, parents and educators all saw our students improve. The loss of these funds will be devastating for our community.”
In one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, union members are well positioned to make a difference.
Mississippi Market Co-Op workers voted to unionize, bringing together 158 workers at the grocer’s three St. Paul locations.
Unions, labor standards and collective bargaining would be targets of a second Trump administration, according to an analysis of the document by the AFL-CIO.
“The American people deserve their public postal service back,” union president Dave Cook said.
So far, top administrators have kept the process at arm’s length, union leaders say.
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is putting a spotlight on workers’ rights this week, with hundreds of outreach events across the state to educate workers and employers.
The volunteer effort, started in 1986, has since given back over $4 million in volunteer work hours and repairs to nearly 8,500 Minnesota households, reducing their energy costs and preventing heat failure.
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