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Men hold up fists and signs that say "WalMart say it ain't so!"
Unions

IUE-CWA members shine light on Walmart’s role in offshoring good jobs

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate) | 19 hours ago

Workers in the Twin Cities and across the country are protesting a supplier’s move to offshore light bulb production jobs.

Cutting Prk
Commentary

Meatpacking workers like my family deserve to be protected during and after the pandemic

Meat Packing
COVID-19

Nebraska activists want undocumented essential workers prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination

Meat Packing
COVID-19

After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants Answers

COVID-19

The “Essential Worker” Swindle

Government
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Home Care Workers Celebrate $15 Minimum Wage in Tentative Agreement With State of Minnesota

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez | January 21, 2021

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.

Community

East Side Freedom Library Co-Sponsors Event on Black Labor in the Making of America

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez | January 19, 2021

n collaboration with the University of Minnesota Department of History, the Ramsey County Historical Society, and the Labor and Working-Class History Association, ESFL is hosting an online conversation between the two leading scholars of Black labor in the United States: Dr. Joe W. Trotter, Jr., and Dr. William P. Jones.

News

Health and Wellness Clinics Open for Laborers

By Amie Stager | December 22, 2020

In a unique partnership, laborers have opened three clinics in Minnesota devoted to the healthcare needs of workers.

Government
a few masked lawmakers sit socially distanced inside

In 2021, Unions Will Press Legislature For Action For Working People

By Steve Share (Minneapolis Labor Review) | December 21, 2020

In the new year, unions will continue to watch and pressure the Legislature to protect workers and provide relief.

COVID-19
Man in Protective Suit

Warehouse Workers Are on the Front Lines of the Covid Crisis. They’re Worried They’ll Be Passed Over for the Vaccine.

By Kari Lydersen | December 14, 2020

Low-wage warehouse workers, many of whom are temporary, are demanding access to the vaccine.

COVID-19
Meat Packing

Meat-Plant Workers Call for Vaccine Priority

By Mike Moen (Public News Service) | December 9, 2020

Meat-plant workers agree that health-care workers and the elderly should top the initial list, but the industry also is pushing for top priority.

Commentary
Olmstead Medical Center

There’s Only One Way to Recover From the Pandemic: Together

By Danh Vo | December 7, 2020

Despite the discrimination and stigma we often face, we are committed to strengthening and unifying the country we call home. No matter whether you’re black, white, or brown, we all bleed the same red blood.

COVID-19
Masked farmworkers carry buckets of produce

Giving Thanks to Immigrants and Essential Workers

By Amie Stager | December 1, 2020

Many immigrants are even more at risk as essential workers. Give thanks to them this holiday season!

black and white print of factory line workers
Immigration

Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories

By Melissa Sanchez (ProPublica) | November 29, 2020

During the day, immigrant teenagers attend high school. At night, they work in factories to pay debts to smugglers and send money to family. The authorities aren’t surprised by child labor. They’re also not doing much about it.

COVID-19
Masked strikers carry signs

Workers Strike in Fargo

By Amie Stager | November 20, 2020

Around 70 employees of food distribution company Cash-Wa began striking in North Dakota on Wednesday over concerns about COVID-19.

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