Commentary
I’m Proud That My Union Just Urged the AFL-CIO to Kick Out Police Unions
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The calls to separate the labor movement from police unions are now coming from inside the house of labor.
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A Call to Action from Essential Workers
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On May 6th I tested positive for COVID-19. All the weeks of fear, anger and grief that I had suppressed–in order to keep working, keep my loved ones calm, keep helping neighbors who had it even worse–it all came crashing in. And with it, an odd sense of relief.
Commentary
Walz’s Worker Protections in His Latest Executive Orders Fall Short
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An empowered workforce is a safe workforce, pure and simple. Governor Walz should give workers – not their bosses – the right to decide if they feel their workplace is safe. Nothing else will do more to keep Minnesotans alive in this crisis.
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Lessons from Labor History Can Inform our Labor Movement During COVID-19 Crisis
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The current situation has led us to reconsider the Minneapolis Teamsters strikes of 1934. Their dramatic story shows that the labor movement is strongest when unions boldly organize workers on the job and in the community around a shared vision of fairness and justice.
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On Workers Memorial Day and International Workers Day
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‘No Matter How Much We Flatten The Curve These Workers Are Most at Risk.’
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Asian American Workers Facing Two Pandemics
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‘This virus does not discriminate against workers based on race or immigration status, and neither should we. ‘
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Labor Education Service in Transition
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I invite us to learn through this together. There is no guidebook, no experience to lean on except in the past we share, the ways we have bound together to fight for our collective dignity.
Commentary
Some Jobs Aren’t Meant to Be Done From Home
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Working remotely means that we can continue providing most of these incredibly important services, but it also means that we are now providing crisis intervention from our living rooms and bedrooms.
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Our response to COVID-19: Acting in solidarity with you
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Workers are on the front lines fighting this pandemic. They are caring for us, they are delivering our goods, they are protecting us, and they are maintaining our essential services and infrastructure. Their safety must be a top priority
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In the midst of a pandemic, Trump’s NLRB makes it nearly impossible for workers to organize a union
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Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule making it harder for workers to win and keep a union.