http://www.workdayminnesota.org/ Welcome to Workday Minnesota, your leading source for labor news! en-us http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3937 ST. PAUL - St. Paul teachers are brainstorming and ldquo;creative budget solutions and rdquo; to help the school district manage an expected budget shortfall of $25 million for the next school year, according to the president of their union. 02-18-2009 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3937 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3938 ST. PAUL - Minnesota and rsquo;s first Holiday Lights in the Park display, sponsored by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and King of Kings Church in Woodbury, raised $50,000 for four charities. 02-18-2009 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3938 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3899 Minneapolis - Women active in their unions and ndash; and those interested in getting active in labor organizations and ndash; will learn new skills at the Minnesota Union Women's Leadership Retreat April 22-24, 2009. 02-17-2009 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3899 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3931 ST. PAUL - Recently, 200 members from local unions of the Service Employees International Union came to the state Capitol to speak with legislators about the slowing economy and what that means for working Minnesotans. 02-12-2009 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3931 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3932 ST. PAUL - Saint Paul and rsquo;s labor community is mourning the loss of Lucille (Lucy) Robinson, retired member of AFSCME Local 22. Her death, on Feb. 2, saddened the hearts of all who knew her as one of the kindest hearts of all. 02-12-2009 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3932 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3934 ST. PAUL - What can we do to resolve Minnesota's impending budget crisis? In the next couple weeks, legislators will hold a series of public meetings across the state to hear from you. 02-17-2009 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3934 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3935 Minneapolis - The Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition is one of five state-based, fair-trade-advocacy organizations participating in the first phase of the Trade Stories Project nationwide. The goal of the project is to increase public participation and accountability in trade policymaking by collecting and documenting stories of real people whose lives have been negatively affected by the current free-trade system. 02-17-2009 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3935 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3936 ST. PAUL - Last year Greater Twin Cities United Way and rsquo;s annual and ldquo;Claim It! and rdquo; tax-prep program helped working people and their families collect, on average, $2,200 in tax credits. The program is back in 2009, and you may be eligible for free tax preparation if your individual income is at or below $30,000, or if your household income is at or below $43,000. 02-17-2009 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3936 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3933 WASHINGTON - The AFL-CIO favors a mixed public-private universal health care system, with government, business and individuals all sharing in its costs and with strong cost controls, including a government-run insurance alternative to keep the private insurance industry honest, federation President John Sweeney said. 02-12-2009 http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3933