WorkdayMinnesota.com: News http://www.workdayminnesota.org/ Welcome to Workday Minnesota, your leading source for labor news! en-us Twin Cities health care workers authorize strike http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5237 ST. PAUL - Members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if no agreement is reached in negotiations with Twin Cities hospitals that are set to resume Wednesday. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5237 South Metro parents voice concerns about school funding http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5235 BURNSVILLE - A room full of South Metro residents asked some important questions of their state legislators Saturday. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5235 Demonstrators call on banks to support communities http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5236 MINNEAPOLIS - Hundreds marched through the streets of downtown Minneapolis on May 11, protesting the recklessness and hypocrisy of Wells Fargo and rsquo;s dealings with Minnesota and rsquo;s immigrant community. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5236 Letter Carriers hold another successful national food drive http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5234 MINNEAPOLIS - Saturday was the 20th year for the "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive organized across the United States by the National Association of Letter Carriers. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5234 Attacks on workers in 2012 legislative session were unprecedented http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5233 ST. PAUL - With Republicans in control of both houses of the Minnesota Legislature for the first time in 38 years, they unveiled an unprecedented attack on worker rights and protections, including the granddaddy of all anti-union legislation: and ldquo;Right to work. and rdquo; Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5233 Judge halts new NLRB election rules http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5238 WASHINGTON - Union leaders are blasting Monday and rsquo;s ruling by a federal judge throwing out the union election rules changes the National Labor Relations Board recently implemented. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5238 Workers schedule strike vote, question banks’ involvement with Twin Cities hospitals http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5230 MINNEAPOLIS - Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota will vote May 14 and 15 whether to authorize a strike at eight Twin Cities hospitals. They also are challenging the roles of bankers on hospital boards and a debt collection company that has garnered headlines for questionable practices. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5230 Apply now for Union Leadership Program http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5231 MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota Labor Education Service is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Minnesota Union Leadership Program, which begins in September. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_5231