Why is the labor movement in Minnesota thriving? SEIU Local 26 joins us to talk about the Twin Cities’ robust network of grassroots worker centers and unions.
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Frontline: Poor Kids
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A unique FRONTLINE documentary that explores poverty as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of kids.
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‘Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow’
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SEIU 26 members and allies went to the St Paul Skyways uniting union and non-union workers in a push for good jobs.
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How poor people survive in the USA
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Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly.
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Amazon: Behind the Smiles
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Shop. Click. And the next day, your purchase is on your doorstep. Amazon has changed the face of shopping, but at a surprisingly high cost to its workers
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Ricardo Batres Pleads Guilty to Labor Trafficking
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Ricardo Batres, 47, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to charges for labor trafficking and insurance fraud for allegedly denying employees workers’ compensation and health benefits.
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Belabored Podcast #188: What the Chicago Teachers Won
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After eleven days rallying in the streets, the Chicago Teachers Union ended their strike and inked a tentative agreement with many hard-fought gains.
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Labor Rallies to Support Striking Steelworkers in Blaine
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Their picket line swelled with supporters over the lunch hour Friday after a call for solidarity circulated throughout the local labor movement
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Belabored Podcast #187: After the GM Strike, Now What?
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The strike at GM is over, the deal has been ratified, and what have the workers learned? What has the country learned? We pick apart the details, the history, and what remains to fight for.
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Faith Leaders call for Minnesota to become a Sanctuary State
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Tuesday morning, faith leaders held an ecumenical service to call attention to the injustices of the deportation regime. At a press conference, they called for Minnesota to become a sanctuary state
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Chance the Rapper Supports Striking Teachers
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Chance the Rapper talks about the Chicago teachers strike and performs a song about the second city and other second-best things.