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Martin Luther King Jr., Union Man

By Peter Cole

(Photo from MN Bookstore Workers United’s Facebook feed.)

Organizing

Half Price Books workers ready to bargain after victory in St. Louis Park

Kristin Tamayo, a bookseller at the St. Louis Park store, said it’s exciting to be part of a “movement happening right now with booksellers and other members of the working class across the country.”

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Prison Labor

An Update on Prison Labor in Minnesota

In 2018 we published a comprehensive investigative piece on prison labor in Minnesota. This is an update to some of the key data points.
Organizing

Don’t be fooled by AT&T’s authorized retailers, CWA members warn

stepping up its campaign to fight back against job cuts and union busting at AT&T retail stores nationwide, asking supporters to do business with stores that employ CWA members.
Immigration

Mass Deportation Means the Mass Deporting of Workers

What I have learned spending more time in rural areas is that the connective tissues among people in smaller communities are more taut so any disruptions tend to be disproportionate and lasting.
Workers

Report exposes human cost of Amazon’s business model in Minnesota

Amazon workers this week echoed the findings of a new report that paints a troubling picture of labor conditions and inequities at the retailer’s Minnesota warehouses, prompting one state lawmaker to pledge action in the coming legislative session.
Unions

Burnham to succeed McCarthy as Minnesota AFL-CIO president

The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board today elected Bernie Burnham as the statewide labor federation’s next president. The former Duluth teacher, who currently serves as Education Minnesota’s vice president, will succeed Bill McCarthy, who plans to retire Feb. 1 after more than six years in the state’s top union office.
Community

Concrete Christmas display showcases union apprentices’ skills

It already looks a lot like Christmas at the Cement Masons and Plasterers Training Center in New Brighton, where apprentices from three local unions have decked out the shop floor with a seasonal display of their skilled crafts.