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Walmart’s supplier of LED light bulbs has announced plans to shift production to China, a move that will cost some 80 members of IUE-CWA Local 84704 in Bucyrus, Ohio, their jobs. The GE-Savant plant has had a presence in the Ohio community for nearly a century, and union members aren’t going down without a fight. They’ve […]
Local job cuts at AT&T will continue this spring, when the company plans to close three more wireless retail locations in the Twin Cities suburbs, according to Communications Workers Local 7250. The union, which represents AT&T wireless sales reps, technicians and call-center employees in Minnesota, received official notification of the store closings yesterday. AT&T closed […]
School board members signed off on the cuts over pleas from teachers, parents and paraprofessionals to reconsider.
Each day the lockout continues, Teamsters warn, Marathon is putting its workers and surrounding communities at risk.
ATU Local 1005 says it has delivered over 10,000 emails to Met Council members, but union members’ concerns are falling on deaf ears.
The clerical and professional workers are giving the university president a week to recognize their union.
Unions aren’t just talking about unity, either. They’re backing it up with action, working in coalition to grow participation in the election.
With hundreds of jobs at stake, union nurses and health care workers are sounding the alarm on M Health Fairview’s plan to slash services at two St. Paul hospitals and close 16 clinics across the region. The health system announced plans this month to close Bethesda Hospital, the only COVID-19 specialty hospital in the area, […]
“Allina needs to take care of all of its employees,” technician Molly Wrobleski said. “Our community deserves better.”
Credit the union-busting brewer for inspiring one raucous Labor Day-weekend rally.
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