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In November 2015, when St. Paul last held regular City Council elections, the city had no earned sick and safe time ordinance on the books, and hardly anyone at City Hall was talking about a $15 minimum wage. What a difference four years make. When voters in St. Paul go back to the polls Nov. […]
Organized labor is boosting efforts to fund new investments in several East Metro public school districts, including a record-breaking building referendum in the White Bear Lake Area Schools. Levy and bond referendums empower communities to invest in their schools’ programming, facilities and technology – investments that always pay off in the long run, St. Paul […]
New penalties for employers who retaliate against employees, commit wage theft or deny workers access to their payroll information are among the bill’s provisions.
Workforce and demographic trends amount to a crisis, home care workers and clients warn, and addressing it starts with raising wages.
The senator met with impacted federal workers at the airport today and called on Republicans to put people before the president’s political stunts.
“It’s simple, it’s popular and it’s the right thing to do,” St. Paul pastor Corinne Freedman Ellis said.
Members of Local 120 are still fighting for the wages they’re owed.
“I grew up with a very distinct feeling that a union had helped my family survive.”
Congressional races in Minnesota could be pivotal in determining control of Congress for the next two years.
The state’s failure to keep school funding steady has forced most school districts to seek local levies.
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