Government
In 2021, Unions Will Press Legislature For Action For Working People
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In the new year, unions will continue to watch and pressure the Legislature to protect workers and provide relief.
Elections
Two union members win city council races as new AFL-CIO program supports union members in running for office
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Two union members of Education Minnesota won city council races in the Minneapolis suburbs this year. They show the potential of the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s new Union Member Candidate Pilot Program.
Workers
COVID-19 Crisis Puts New Spotlight on Workplace Safety Issues Raised by Annual Workers Memorial Day Ceremony
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Building Trades cancel annual ceremony at State Capitol
COVID-19
COVID-19 Closings Put Almost All Local Hotel Workers Out of Work
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The Twin Cities hospitality industry is reeling from COVID-19 shut-downs.
Government
MN AFL-CIO’S CAMPAIGNS CONFERENCE KICKS-OFF LABOR 2020 POLITICAL PROGRAM
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Rank and file union members and leaders from across the state gathered February 6-7 for the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s 2020 Campaigns Conference. The theme was “Stand Up, Fight Back!”
Unions
Cement Masons Apprentices Create ‘Concrete Christmas,’ Learning and Using Skills
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They wear hardhats, not elf hats, but for four weeks each fall the Cement Masons Local 633 apprentices transform their training facility into something like Santa’s workshop.
Community
Exhibit at CTUL features 50 years of labor and social justice art by Minneapolis artist Ricardo Levins Morales
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“On the one hand, I’m always in relationship with and responding to new movements as they emerge,” Levins Morales says. “The other side of my art is to address issues that nobody is talking about.”
Community
National advocate for Social Security will keynote Retiree Council’s October 19 forum
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One of the nation’s leading advocates for the Social Security program will be the keynote speaker at a public forum planned Saturday, October 19 at the Teamsters Local 120 union hall, 9422 Ulysses St. NE, Blaine. The free event will run from 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Community
A New Mural Will Greet Visitors at State Fair’s Labor Pavilion
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Minnesota State Fair visitors walking south on Cooper St. towards Dan Patch Ave. won’t miss it: a giant, colorful new mural representing workers.