St. Paul educators, families and community members rallied, “for a contract that gives students what they need and puts educators back to work.”
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St. Paul Rallies for Stronger Public Schools
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Hundreds of Saint Paul educators and community members rallied Tuesday, urging school district leaders to support the public schools students deserve by increasing staffing and mental health supports.
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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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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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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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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.
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MN Educators Against ICE
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On October 17, hundreds of educators from across Minnesota marched in support of immigrant students and families, denouncing the emotional and physical devastation caused by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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‘A worker who gets injured has the same value as the trash’
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At a Monday picket in Melrose, MN East African Jennie-O workers reported serious workplace injuries. One former worker described having her hand stuck in a machine that she was never trained on, for an hour. She alleges that she was fired instead of receiving treatment and surgery.