Paycheck deception would “make it harder for working people to join together in common purpose,” Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Julie Blaha said.
As momentum for $15 builds in St. Paul, so does concern over corporate interference
March 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Corporate special interests and Republicans in the Legislature are trying to pull the rug out from under workers fighting for $15 in St. Paul.
Candidates for governor vie for labor support at state AFL-CIO forum
February 16, 2018 by
The four DFLers were united in opposing right-to-work legislation and supporting union organizing and collective bargaining.
Labor-endorsed Karla Bigham fights ‘for an economy that works for everyone’
February 7, 2018 by
Bigham, a DFLer and longtime resident of Cottage Grove, is the labor-endorsed candidate in a Feb. 12 special election in Senate District 54.
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.
Entertainment, giveaways, volunteer opportunities at State Fair’s Labor Pavilion
August 23, 2017 by
The Minnesota AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion will offer a daily lineup of family-friendly programming from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. all 12 days of the Minnesota State Fair, Aug. 24 to Sept. 4. Stop by the pavilion, located at the corner of Dan Patch and Cooper near the Snelling Avenue entrance, for live music, demonstrations, giveaways […]
Photos: Labor, faith, community activists stand up for sick time, resist corporate interference
March 3, 2017 by
The Minnesota House passed a bill last night that would strip 150,000 Minnesotans of newly won earned-sick-and-safe-time benefits and block local governments from raising labor standards in their communities. As debate raged inside the Republican-controlled House, opponents from labor, faith and community groups rallied outside the chamber, calling the bill a corporate power grab and […]
Remembering David Roe, who expanded labor’s political clout in Minnesota
February 16, 2017 by
David Roe, whose 19-year tenure as president of the Minnesota AFL-CIO saw historic expansions of workers’ rights and protections in the state, died Feb. 13. He was 92. Labor leaders and lawmakers remembered Roe as a major player in Minnesota politics and devoted family man, whose concern for the welfare of working people was genuine […]
‘End run’ around local sick-pay victories advances at Capitol
February 3, 2017 by
Corporate special interests clashed with working people during a Capitol hearing last night on legislation that would roll back ordinances extending earned sick and safe time to an estimated 150,000 workers in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The local preemption bill, authored by Rep. Pat Garafalo (R-Farmington), passed its first committee hearing after a lengthy round […]
#NAW2016: State grant helps East Metro auto dealerships reinvigorate apprenticeship program
November 18, 2016 by
Car dealerships in the East Metro long have offered registered apprenticeship training opportunities to their mechanics, but the number of journey-level workers graduating from the program has declined in recent years. Looking to shift that trend into reverse, East Metro dealerships, state regulators and representatives of the Machinists union met with technical college faculty and […]
