The bill also provides a long-sought emergency rate increase for the state’s home care workers and keeps open two correctional facilities.
For 20 years, Lynne Larkin-Wright helped union members get through the ‘bumps on the road’
July 28, 2020 by
Union members in economic crisis have had a friend in Lynne Larkin-Wright, who retired July 2 from her position as an AFL-CIO Community Services liaison in St. Paul.
Excluded from unemployment benefits, hourly school workers speak out: ‘It is insulting’
July 16, 2020 by
School employees have been fighting to change the law restricting their access to UI benefits for decades. Now, the pandemic has brought the issue to a tipping point.
Unions push pandemic response leaving no worker behind
March 19, 2020 by
Unions seek protective gear, emergency sick leave, bonding bill as part of pandemic response.
In some local unions, #MeToo has galvanized members
December 14, 2018 by
Workplace cultures don’t change on their own.
With pension and bonding bills, Dayton saves best for last
May 31, 2018 by
Dayton has “firmly cemented his legacy as a champion for working people,” Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy said.
Day of action unites working people in St. Paul, nationwide
February 24, 2018 by
Public-sector workers aren’t cowering from the Janus decision. And they aren’t standing alone, either.
State employees to lawmakers: You got your raises, now approve ours
February 20, 2018 by
Union members rolled out the welcome mat for state lawmakers today, four months after a legislative subcommittee pulled the rug out from under their contracts.
Minnesota gained 46,000 union members last year, reversing decade-long decline
January 19, 2018 by
Working people’s voice grew stronger last year in Minnesota, where organizing gains pushed union membership to its highest point since 2004.
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