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Plans to close five schools in St. Paul and merge or consolidate 10 others drew a swift rebuke from union educators, who called the proposal heavy handed, shortsighted and disruptive to students and families.
APWU members picketed outside main downtown Minneapolis Post Office during visit by Postmaster General and USPS Board of Governors
For many key issues, however, partisan gridlock blocks progress.
This article first appeared in Minneapolis Labor Review. MINNEAPOLIS — As the Labor Review went to press June 17, the Centers for Disease Control reported that 597,965 people had died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Both the number of COVID cases and COVID deaths are on a downward trend, leading states —including Minnesota — to rescind mask mandates and ease up on COVID restrictions or eliminate restrictions altogether. But that’s only possible because of the rising number of people who have been vaccinated, officials say. “Our COVID-19 numbers are at their lowest since the earliest days of the pandemic and life is getting back to normal because Minnesotans rolled up their sleeves and the vaccines work,” Governor Tim Walz announced June 16.
In the new year, unions will continue to watch and pressure the Legislature to protect workers and provide relief.
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.
Building Trades cancel annual ceremony at State Capitol
The Twin Cities hospitality industry is reeling from COVID-19 shut-downs.
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!”
