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At the rally, they stood together in support of the proposed ordinance, unveiled a week earlier by Mayor Carter.
A Twin Cities nonprofit that works to strengthen local families got a little help from the Machinists’ union family over the weekend.
Deb Howze fought hard to get a union. Now, the home care worker from Minneapolis is fighting to stop politicians like Doug Wardlow from taking it away.
Postal Service employees are bringing their unions together to push back against President Trump’s plans to privatize the federal agency.
Two events this month will bring together women who work in construction or are considering a career in the Building Trades.
Postal Service employees and their customers will rally across the country Monday in opposition to President Trump’s proposal to privatize the U.S. mail.
It’s important work – this year more than ever before – and we can’t do it alone. We need union members and retirees like you to get involved as Labor 2018 volunteers.
After emerging as the Minnesota DFL’s nominee for governor on primary-election night, Tim Walz today won the endorsement of the state’s largest labor federation, the Minnesota AFL-CIO(link is external).
The Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild(link is external) warns of a “chilling effect on free speech” if the City of Minneapolis continues its high-priced investigation into the identity of a confidential source behind a recent Star Tribune exposé.
'The fight for a $15 minimum wage must be part of any fightback strategy. Why? First, because using 15 as part of a union organizing strategy can pay real dividends.'
Workers are organizing through unions and other organizations to improve their lives. Union representation provides a voice on the job and the opportunity to improve wages, benefits and working conditions.
Labor still lacks coordinated approach to organizing the South