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
As driver shortage hampers start of school, unions point to low pay, benefits
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“This is not a bus driver shortage; this is a bus driver crisis,” Local 320 Communications Director Gus Froemke said. “People are on the edge.”
Community
Minnesota AFL-CIO wraps 55th convention with call for solidarity
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The theme of solidarity was strong throughout the virtual convention, which included many speeches and presentations on organizing and building a better world for working Minnesotans during the pandemic.
Government
The Unemployment Insurance System Is Set to Get a Tech Makeover — but It Needs Much More, the Biden Administration Says
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The Labor Department has launched an overhaul of the technology that runs the unemployment insurance system, which was overwhelmed by claims and plagued by fraud during the pandemic. But the agency says Congress must act to fix deeper problems.
Community
Building Trades Leader: Any Politician Who Doesn’t Back the PRO Act Shouldn’t Get Labor’s Support
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A conversation with Jimmy Williams, the progressive new president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.
Community
Former Bartmann Group Restaurant Workers Win Back Stolen Wages
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The struggle to win back stolen wages is just the tip of the iceberg for these workers.
Community
‘We really are dedicated, as a union, to everyone doing better’
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Jennifer Christensen will be retiring this month as president of South St. Paul- and Duluth-based UFCW Local 1189.
Workers
100 Years Ago, Miners Carried Out the Largest Armed Labor Uprising in U.S. History
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During the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain, West Virginia workers fought for their rights in a bloody campaign to unionize the coal mines.
Community
The Labor Movement Mourns the Death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
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Earlier today news began to spread that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka had succumbed to a heart attack at age 72.
Community
The “FairVote Five” Fired after Forming a Union
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Five employees from FairVote Minnesota helped to democratize their communities, and democratized their workplace. Then, their employer let them go.
Community
Leadership changes, but Trades’ focus remains on building careers, communities
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The Minnesota Building Trades has a new president.