Saying "Minnesota's unions are committed to building strong communities across our state," Minnesota AFL-CIO President Ray Waldron announced the labor federation's 2005 state legislative goals.
Waldron said that union members believe that to be strong, all Minnesota communities must offer:
? Good public schools that prepare residents for the future
? Good jobs that allow working people to earn the resources to care for themselves and their families while protecting Minnesota?s natural resources and
? Access to affordable healthcare.
Minnesota's 400,000 AFL-CIO union members are calling on the Legislature to reverse the continuing service cuts that have caused real pain to real people across the state, Waldron said. He added that Minnesota's unions will continue working with community allies to advance a constitutional right to health care for all Minnesotans.
The Minnesota AFL-CIO is also putting a high priority on legislation advancing its goals, including:
Jobs & State Infrastructure
? Raising the minimum wage while protecting tipped employees' income
? Stopping the export of state jobs and protecting overtime pay
? Adopting a comprehensive bonding bill that includes the long-delayed Northstar Commuter Rail Corridor
? Adopting a comprehensive plan to address Minnesota?s short and long term transportation needs
? Ending attacks on the Public Employees Labor Relations Act
? Fully funding the state dislocated worker retraining program
Education
? Reversing 2003-04 cuts to public education from pre-K through post secondary levels
? Fully funding public education from pre-K through post-secondary levels
Health Care
? Expanding access to affordable health care
? Using the state?s purchasing power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices
? Establishing a statewide school district employee health insurance pool
? Establishing the constitutional right to health care for all Minnesotans
While the priorities listed do not include all the legislative issues that may affect working families during the 2005 Legislative Session, Waldron said the Minnesota AFL-CIO will address relevant issues as they emerge.
For more information
Visit the Minnesota AFL-CIO website, www.mnaflcio.org
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Saying “Minnesota’s unions are committed to building strong communities across our state,” Minnesota AFL-CIO President Ray Waldron announced the labor federation’s 2005 state legislative goals.
Waldron said that union members believe that to be strong, all Minnesota communities must offer:
? Good public schools that prepare residents for the future
? Good jobs that allow working people to earn the resources to care for themselves and their families while protecting Minnesota?s natural resources and
? Access to affordable healthcare.
Minnesota’s 400,000 AFL-CIO union members are calling on the Legislature to reverse the continuing service cuts that have caused real pain to real people across the state, Waldron said. He added that Minnesota’s unions will continue working with community allies to advance a constitutional right to health care for all Minnesotans.
The Minnesota AFL-CIO is also putting a high priority on legislation advancing its goals, including:
Jobs & State Infrastructure
? Raising the minimum wage while protecting tipped employees’ income
? Stopping the export of state jobs and protecting overtime pay
? Adopting a comprehensive bonding bill that includes the long-delayed Northstar Commuter Rail Corridor
? Adopting a comprehensive plan to address Minnesota?s short and long term transportation needs
? Ending attacks on the Public Employees Labor Relations Act
? Fully funding the state dislocated worker retraining program
Education
? Reversing 2003-04 cuts to public education from pre-K through post secondary levels
? Fully funding public education from pre-K through post-secondary levels
Health Care
? Expanding access to affordable health care
? Using the state?s purchasing power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices
? Establishing a statewide school district employee health insurance pool
? Establishing the constitutional right to health care for all Minnesotans
While the priorities listed do not include all the legislative issues that may affect working families during the 2005 Legislative Session, Waldron said the Minnesota AFL-CIO will address relevant issues as they emerge.
For more information
Visit the Minnesota AFL-CIO website, www.mnaflcio.org