The labor movement is split on the question of cops. While union officials have signaled their tempered support for police unions, the push to expel law enforcement from the movement has grown quickly in the rank-and-file.
Organizing
Budget axe falls on School District 197’s frontline workers
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Despite putting their health at risk while providing essential care during the pandemic, paraprofessionals in the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area Schools learned Tuesdy night that the district will lay off up to 12 full-time workers from their ranks and replace them with temporary hires.
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.’
Organizing
Community Rallies Around Refinery Workers as Marathon Lockout Enters Third Week
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Nearly 200 Teamsters, along with community members and elected officials, are collectively resisting the company’s efforts to replace staffing at the Marathon oil refinery in St. Paul Park.
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.
Government
Unions and Lawmakers Announce Legislation to Protect Meat and Poultry Workers
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The “Minnesota Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act” seeks to protect workers by ensuring their rights and benefits to a safe workplace.
Unions
Union and Allies Respond to the Governors Proposed Budget
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“Governor Walz’s budget proposal is a bold plan that invests in priorities to help working people recover from the COVID-19 pandemic while laying out a vision for a more just and equitable state.”
Unions
Union density increases in Minnesota. Unionization rates Increase Nationally.
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Minnesota’s union membership rate increased from 13.7% of the workforce in 2019 to 15.8%.
Organizing
Marathon Refinery Employees Denied Access After Union Offers To Unconditionally Return to Work While Talks Continue
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Teamsters report that Union employees offered to return to work last week. In a move the Union calls astounding and incredibly reckless, Employees were denied entry when they went to work.
Government
Home Care Workers Celebrate $15 Minimum Wage in Tentative Agreement With State of Minnesota
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Even before COVID, many seniors, people with disabilities, and the families that support them are without the care that they need to stay safely in their homes. It is expected that the increase in wages and benefits will play a key role in combating the care crisis.
COVID-19
Educators Call for Delay in Reopening Schools
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Educators and community members are worried about reopening classrooms in February.