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The Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ended 2019 by rolling back another round of Obama-era regulations and handing down a number of pro-employer decisions. One of those rulings restricts workers from wearing union buttons and other pro-labor insignia.
ese are bold actions to take, and it’s a time for bold action. We are experiencing historic inequality in our country. The Trump administration continues to level attacks against workers and their rights to form unions and negotiate fair contracts with their employers.
Alarmed by the news Fairview Health is considering drastic cuts to two St. Paul hospitals, health care workers, patients and community members have quickly organized a campaign to keep Bethesda and St. Joseph’s open, with unions leading the way.
On the eve of the Super Bowl LIV in Miami, catering workers serving American Airlines have been on a fast at Miami International Airport to call for an end to poverty wages and unaffordable health care.
On January 22, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case that could result in the massive expansion of public funding for private religious schools.
“You get pretty used to hearing, ‘This is the best we can do for you,’ and sitting back and going, ‘well, OK,’” said Riemenschneider, an office nurse and union steward. “This time we didn’t. Sometimes you need to do that. You need to stand up for yourself.”
Elevator Constructors Local 9 and the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance co-hosted Take Kids Ice Fishing Day last Saturday on frozen Chisago Lake, where dozens of union volunteers introduced more than 75 young anglers to the sport.
The last 10 years have been a combination of existential threats and unprecedented growth, setbacks and victories. It’s time to reflect together on the last decade, re-center on our values and ask ourselves: what do we do want to do next, together? This is an especially important question to ask as MAPE turns 40 this year
They are facing two counts of insurance fraud and one count of theft by swindle in a scheme they used to avoid paying for workers’ compensation insurance required to protect injured workers.
They may work different jobs or carry different union cards, but workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are fighting together to raise MSP’s minimum wage to $15.