George Floyd was not simply murdered by a knee on his neck, but by generations of open wounds worn raw from Black men and women and people of color being killed for simply existing.
Community
The Labor Movement grieves the Loss of former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen GJ Lewis
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‘Karen did not just lead our movement. Karen was our movement.’
Unions
How the Deep Roots of Farm Labor Solidarity Helped Wisconsin Survive the Pandemic
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A century of agrarian organizing pays off.
Community
Through Her Lens
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Venezuelan-American Photographer Lexi Parra is moving away from the individualistic “I” and towards the collective “we” of creating art for the gain of many, not the personal success of one.
Community
East Side Freedom Library Co-Sponsors Event on Black Labor in the Making of America
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n collaboration with the University of Minnesota Department of History, the Ramsey County Historical Society, and the Labor and Working-Class History Association, ESFL is hosting an online conversation between the two leading scholars of Black labor in the United States: Dr. Joe W. Trotter, Jr., and Dr. William P. Jones.
Community
COVID Testing is Free, Fast and Encouraged for Frontline Workers
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COVID-19 testing is fast, safe and open to anyone free of charge at 21 community testing sites across Minnesota. That’s the message state health officials want union members – and all frontline workers – to hear as more businesses, schools and other gathering places begin reopening to the public. As a small group of union leaders toured the testing site inside St. Paul’s Roy Wilkins Auditorium today, state officials emphasized that testing remains critical to containing the coronavirus outbreak. And containing the outbreak is critical to keeping Minnesota schools and businesses open.
Community
The Enraging Deja Vu of a Third Coronavirus Wave
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Health care workers don’t need patronizing praise. They need resources, federal support, and for us to stay healthy and out of their hospitals. In many cases, none of that is happening.
Commentary
This election, the system didn’t work—our people did
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Victories around the country testify to the brilliance and discipline of Black, Latinx, Native American, and Asian American people.
Community
MN Results Expected on Election Night, But Some Contests Could Linger
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“Just because we may not have 100% of the votes in for a week does not mean that people will be standing around wondering who won every office,” Simon said. “That’s not the case. In fact, it’s far more likely that we’ll have winners, outcomes either on Election Night or shortly thereafter.”
Commentary
Review: Forty Years of Working-Class Films
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It is still possible, though, to find engaging and valuable movies about working people where labor/management conflict is not the central focus. Here are my recommendations of some of the best that have come out since Norma Rae and Labor Notes debuted back in 1979.
Community
Is the Conservative Case for Organized Labor an Oxymoron?
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An interview with Oren Cass about the ideas behind his “Conservative Future for the American Labor Movement.”