The Lex-Ham Community Theater will present Lillian Hellman’s drama “Days to Come” in six performances this month at the Wellstone Center on St. Paul’s West Side. The play, directed by John Townsend, is set in 1930s Ohio, and it tells the story of a strike – and the discord it creates within a family-owned business, […]
Sun Country pilots protest low wages, pace of negotiations
September 19, 2012 by
Sun Country pilots recognize the importance of staying on schedule. They want management to bring that same sense of urgency to negotiations on a new contract with their union, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). Pilots picketed today outside Terminal 2 at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, raising awareness about the slow pace of negotiations […]
Online course among U of M Labor Education Service’s 2012-13 offerings
September 12, 2012 by
The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service will offer six Labor Studies Skills Courses starting this fall, including its first-ever online class. The non-credit Labor Studies Skills Courses provide a foundation in “nuts & bolts” areas important to working people and are open to all. Sessions for in-person classes are held on the West Bank […]
Unions urge members to volunteer on United Way Action Day
August 1, 2012 by
Whether you have 15 minutes or four hours to spare, you can make a big difference in your community on United Way Action Day, a volunteer event Aug. 22 sponsored by Greater Twin Cities United Way. The St. Paul Regional Labor Federation’s Labor Studies and Resource Center is seeking volunteers from the union community for […]
Union to hold fundraiser for Minnesota flood victims July 26
July 12, 2012 by
Local 1189 of the United Food and Commercial Workers will host a fundraiser for victims of flooding across northeastern Minnesota last month. The benefit will take place July 26, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the local’s union hall in South St. Paul, 266 Hardman Ave. North, and will feature “food, fun and solidarity.” Proceeds […]
Letter Carriers collect 300,000 pounds of food for Second Harvest
May 23, 2012 by
St. Paul Letter carriers collected more than 300,000 pounds of non-perishable food items May 12 during their union’s annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. The estimated total is a slight improvement over last year’s total – and a big boost for emergency food shelves maintained by Second Harvest Heartland in the East Metro area. The […]
Labor Bowl fundraiser nets $14,000 for AFL-CIO Community Services program
May 17, 2012 by
The St. Paul Regional Labor Federation’s annual Labor Bowl event May 3 raised more than $14,000 raised for the St. Paul Labor Studies and Resource Center, making it the most successful Labor Bowl the Regional Labor Federation has ever hosted. The bowling fundraiser at Midway Pro Bowl in St. Paul drew 16 teams. Sponsors included […]
On Saturday, May 12, help Letter Carriers ‘stamp out hunger’
May 11, 2012 by
Remember to place a bag of non-perishable food items near your mailbox Saturday, May 12, date of the 20th annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive, organized nationwide by the National Association of Letter Carriers union. The food drive is the nation’s largest one-day food drive, and letter carriers throughout the metro area will be participating. […]
Author sees reason for hope in Wisconsin recall campaign
May 8, 2012 by
Progressive writer John Nichols energized and entertained during a May 2 lecture at the Carpenters Union Hall in St. Paul, providing a first-hand, insider’s account of union protests that swept across Wisconsin last year, sparking a renewed interest in grassroots democracy and progressive activism nationwide. Nichols, a Wisconsin-based writer for The Nation magazine and author […]
Pipefitters Local 455 apprentice wins national competition
April 26, 2012 by
Wyatt Carlson, an apprentice member of St. Paul Pipefitters-Steamfitters Local 455, won first place in the United Association National Apprenticeship Competition in Ann Arbor, Mich., earlier this year. “Local 455’s officers and members are all proud of Brother Carlson’s accomplishments,” the union said in a statement. Carlson’s accomplishments also include winning first place in the […]
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