Majority Sign-up for Public Workers
News In many states in which public workers are allowed to organize, public employers are not required to honor their workers’ decision to form a union even if 100 percent of employees demonstrate...
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News Increasingly, employers are using the workplace to force religious and political beliefs – including beliefs about unions – on workers. Under current law, employees who object are subject to...
View ArticleEdna Award for a young woman leader in the social justice movement, from...
Apply by July 15 for new $10,000 Edna Award from the Berger-Marks Foundation The Edna Award will honor a young woman leader in the social justice movement who has made an extraordinary contribution...
View ArticleTake Action to Support AFGE Workers
From AFGE:Our brothers and sisters who are federal employees are being attacked with an intensity that parallels what’s been going on at the state level. The U.S. House has already voted to eliminate...
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State Fair Preview: Get a FREE download of KTA's "One Day Longer"!
Get a FREE download of KTA's "One Day Longer" by clicking here!Just click the link, sign up and we'll send you the song. KTA will be performing at the Minnesota AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion during the...
View ArticleBemidji Nurses Authorize Strike
News Nurses at Sanford Bemidji Hospital overwhelmingly rejected management’s concession-filled contract offer Thursday and instead voted to authorize a strike. Issues: Workers’ RightsFront pageread more
View ArticleState Battles Update
State Battles UpdateBy Cathy Sherwin, Midwest AFL-CIO CommunicationsIssues: Workers’ RightsEconomyJobsWorkers' Rightsread more
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HOW TO DONATE TO SUPPORT INJURED COLOMBIAN GM WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
The workers are currently on a hunger strike, but their families are also enduring hunger and facing devastating economic circumstances, including utility shut-offs and foreclosures. To give you a...
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Minnesota’s Union Workforce Grows in 2013
bls.png Press release New federal numbers come as Politico ranks Minnesota “2nd strongest state” in the countryIn its annual report of union membership, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics found...
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Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on 2014 Election
LABOR2014-MN_0.png Press release Following the 2014 election, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson issued the following statement:“Despite a massive Republican wave that swept the nation, a...
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