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'To be Black in Minnesota is to be Able to Live Wounded by Racism'

By Cassie Williams | July 9, 2020

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.

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Community

Unions honor fallen tradespeople on Workers Memorial Day

Community

Local labor movement's solidarity vital for MFT

Eviction Notice
Commentary

How to Aid Seniors Who Need Help Paying Rent

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Why are Starbucks baristas unionizing?

Community
Shar Knutson

Remembering Shar Knutson: ‘Her presence will be missed, but her legacy lives on’

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate) | February 23, 2022

Labor leaders who worked with Knutson recalled her attention to detail, quiet resolve and ambition

Wage Theft
Workers at Soda Stream Factory

In a Single Year, $1.78 Trillion Was Taken From the Working Class

By Eric Dirnbach and Colleen Boyle | February 4, 2022

The wealth workers should have received, had wages kept up with productivity, was instead given to shareholders.

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Bill McCarthy administers the oath of office to Bernie Burnham.

Burnham sworn in as first person of color to lead MN AFL-CIO

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate) | February 2, 2022

In a ceremony broadcast live on the federation’s social media platforms, outgoing Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy swore his successor, Bernie Burhnam, into the state’s highest-ranking union office today.

Community

MN unions grew in 2021, bucking national trend

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate) | January 24, 2022

Minnesota bucked the national trend of declining union membership last year, as the state’s union rolls grew by 18,000 workers.

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Martin Luther King Jr., Union Man

By Peter Cole | January 17, 2022

If Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d probably tell people to join unions.

Community
Concrete Christmas

Concrete Christmas display showcases union apprentices’ skills

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate) | December 9, 2021

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.

Organizing
Worker Speaks at Vigil

These Tortilla Workers Walked Out and Won a Day Off Work

By Jeff Schuhrke | December 3, 2021

Gathered outside Chicago’s flagship El Milagro taqueria, workers remembered those who died from Covid-19—and celebrated a victory that granted them Sundays off.

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Community

Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People’s Identities

By Cezary Podkul (ProPublica) | October 29, 2021

From Facebook to LinkedIn to Indeed, ads are popping up that promise well-paying jobs — if applicants provide their Social Security numbers and other details up front. Scammers then use the information to apply for unemployment benefits.

Community

Educators Frustrated by Plan to Uproot St. Paul students

By Steve Share (Minneapolis Labor Review) | October 15, 2021

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.

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A Landmark Win for Domestic Workers Lurks in the Reconciliation Bill

By Sarah Lazare (In These Times) and Maurizio Guerrero | September 27, 2021

$190 billion for home care has been folded into reconciliation—toward measures aimed at improving pay and job security for domestic workers.

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