The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service is currently accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Minnesota Union Leadership Program, which will begin in September. Through six in-depth sessions scheduled over nine months, program participants will study the labor movement and discuss how to address the challenges facing unions today. This program provides the opportunity for emerging […]

On one Saturday each year, hundreds of Minnesota plumbers step up to improve the lives of members of their communities through the Water’s Off program. These union volunteers fix plumbing problems for elderly, disabled and low-income homeowners, reducing their water consumption and their water bills. The 2012 Water’s Off event March 31 drew a total […]

Something critical gets lost amid all the hysteria and bluster that passes for immigration policy debate in the U.S., according to prominent labor photojournalist David Bacon. That something, he said in a lecture April 12 in St. Paul, is this: “We’re talking about human beings.” If politicians really wanted to reform U.S. immigration policy, Bacon […]