On Campus
Unprecedented Changes Coming to MN State Moorhead
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Faculty and staff at MN State Moorhead are bracing for massive and unprecedented potential layoffs leading to the closure and reduction of departments, primarily in the humanities.
COVID-19
Concerns Raised Over Hennepin Counties Library Curbside Program
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Earlier today Hennepin County library and service center workers, represented by AFSCME Local 2822, held a “in car” convergence at the Ridgedale Library parking lot.
COVID-19
Inside the Union Where Coronavirus Put 98% of Members Out of Work
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Unite Here was a rare union success story. But then the coronavirus decimated the restaurant, food service and hotel industries, where most of its 307,000 members work. “We’re fighting for our survival,” its president told ProPublica.
COVID-19
AFSCME Local 2822 Calls on Hennepin County to Halt its ‘Dangerous Work or Debt’ Mandate
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On Tuesday, March 31, Hennepin County notified a total of 311 workers that they would no longer be allowed to work from home beginning Sunday, April 5.
COVID-19
COVID-19 Closings Put Almost All Local Hotel Workers Out of Work
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The Twin Cities hospitality industry is reeling from COVID-19 shut-downs.
Commentary
Our response to COVID-19: Acting in solidarity with you
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Workers are on the front lines fighting this pandemic. They are caring for us, they are delivering our goods, they are protecting us, and they are maintaining our essential services and infrastructure. Their safety must be a top priority
Commentary
In the midst of a pandemic, Trump’s NLRB makes it nearly impossible for workers to organize a union
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Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule making it harder for workers to win and keep a union.
Community
With N-95 Collection Drive, Nurses gear up for Challenge Ahead
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MNA plans to continue its collection drive each day through Sunday, from noon to 2 p.m., at 345 Randolph Ave.
Government
Prevailing Wages Still the Norm in West St. Paul
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The council considered the repeal after developer Dominium indicated that the company might withdraw the development proposal if prevailing wages are required.