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St. Paul will have a new wage theft ordinance on the books Jan. 1. The measure, pushed by Mayor Melvin Carter and co-authored by all seven members of the City Council, drew praise from labor leaders and worker advocates as a step toward more robust, efficient protections for people working in the capital city. Construction […]
The clinic assistant training program, open to Ramsey County residents, offers participants a weekly stipend as they gain skills and search for a job.
Gov. Walz called the program part of an ‘infrastructure renaissance’ he sees happening across the U.S.
“As a business owner I can make this work,” Kyatchi’s Sam Peterson said. “You can have a successful business and pay your people well and still make a profit.”
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. […]
Six years ago, it was dismissed as too radical. Today, $15 for all workers is written into St. Paul’s legislative code.
“The time for debate is over,” Pastor James Erlandson said. “It’s time to pass the ordinance.”
A self-described “organizer at heart,” Nelson knows it takes people power to make meaningful change.
The labor movement was at its strongest when we took on fights that benefited the entire working class.
An attack on tipped workers’ wages is an attack on women.
Union Advocate 