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Thomas Gangle, a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, welcomes passengers on board the new Northstar Commuter Rail Line.
The line will run daily between Big Lake and Minneapolis. Members of three unions operate and maintain Northstar.
Read Steve Share's report
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Sunday 22nd November 2009 11:49 AM |
Minnesota AFL-CIO calls for comprehensive jobs plan
(11-18-2009)
ST. PAUL - With Minnesota's unemployment rate now at 7.5 percent, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson called on Minnesota’s Congressional delegation and the state Legislature to create an aggressive new jobs program announced in Washington by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
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Viewpoint: When it comes to Employee Free Choice, some don't let the truth get in the way
By Sarah Wolf
(11-10-2009)
MINNEAPOLIS - Recently, I overheard a conversation between two ostensibly pro-union people discussing the Employee Free Choice Act. One of them kept insisting that the problem with the Free Choice Act was that it would abolish secret ballots. “You can’t get rid of secret ballots!” He argued. “It’s un-American!”
Northstar Commuter Rail Line begins daily service
By Steve Share, Labor Review editor
(11-16-2009)
MINNEAPOLIS - Transportation in the Twin Cities region entered a new era Monday, as the Northstar Commuter Rail Line began daily service.
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Minnesota experience offers solution to the ‘jobless recovery’
By Barb Kucera, Workday editor
(11-16-2009)
MINNEAPOLIS - When President Obama convenes a White House forum next month to consider ways to create jobs, he should consider a program that worked successfully for Minnesota in the 1980s, a noted labor economist says.
Swine flu threat opens door for sick leave legislation
By Mark Gruenberg
(11-15-2009)
WASHINGTON - Prompted by concerns about the spread of swine flu, the Obama administration is openly endorsing paid family and medical leave for workers. The proposed legislation would help millions of workers who currently sacrifice pay if they stay home sick.
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