Community
Unions Respond to the Lifting of Minnesota’s Stay at Home Order
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In a statewide address Wednesday night, Gov. Tim Walz said the current stay-at-home order will expire at midnight Monday.
COVID-19
House Passes Labor Contracts; State Workers Urge the Senate to Follow Suit
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The Minnesota Senate still has not yet scheduled a vote on the contracts, despite there being only a week remaining in the legislative session.
COVID-19
Minnesotans Rally in Support of Pilgrim’s Pride Workers in Cold Spring, Minnesota
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Workers and their supporters held a “socially distanced car vigil demonstration.”
Unions
Striking Bus Drivers Steer the Way to a Better World
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The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), which represents 200,000 workers in the United States and Canada, told In These Times that nearly 1,000 of its members have been infected with coronavirus, and almost 40 have died.
COVID-19
What Happened When Health Officials Wanted to Close a Meatpacking Plant, but the Governor Said No
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New documents obtained by ProPublica show public health officials in Grand Island, Nebraska, wanted the JBS meatpacking plant closed. But Gov. Pete Ricketts said no. Since then, cases have skyrocketed.
COVID-19
The Pentagon Wants to Sacrifice Mexican and Indian Workers for U.S. Arms Industry Profits
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‘To protect the flow of supplies to U.S. military contractors, the Pentagon is pressuring Mexico and India to keep factories open, at the peril of Mexican and Indian workers.’
COVID-19
New Website Documents Accountability Track Records of CARES Act Recipients
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The data collected shows that at least 16 of those corporations pay their workers less than the national median household income level. Five pay wages so low they fall below the poverty line for a family of four.
Commentary
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.
Community
Response to May 2020 Interim Budget Projection
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Minnesota’s budget and economic outlook has significantly worsened since the coronavirus pandemic. A deficit of $2.426 billion is now projected for the current biennium
Commentary
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.’