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From federal agencies like the National Labor Relations Board to lawmakers in Washington and state capitals, government at all levels makes decisions that affect workers' lives. Throughout U.S. history, employers have attempted to use government as a tool against workers, while unions have mobilized their members on behalf of many significant improvements, including abolition of child labor and passage of minimum wage, workplace safety, overtime pay, Social Security, health care and many other laws.

Government
August 17, 2018
Tim and Peggy

SEIU Minnesota State Council Endorses Tim Walz for Governor & Peggy Flanagan for Lt. Governor

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Workday Minnesota
ST. PAUL
After emerging as the Minnesota DFL’s nominee for governor and Lt. Governor on primary-election night, Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan won the endorsement of the SEIU Minnesota State Council.  The SEIU State Council brings together over 50,000 working people across the state.
 
Government
August 17, 2018
Walz in Duluth

Labor Unites Behind Walz for Governor

By Michael Moore, Union Advocate

After emerging as the Minnesota DFL’s nominee for governor on primary-election night, Tim Walz today won the endorsement of the state’s largest labor federation, the Minnesota AFL-CIO(link is external).

Government
August 1, 2018

Trump Launches War on Federal Unions

By Jim Campana, Labor Notes

Trump has issued three executive orders attacking federal unions. They're "aimed at choking the union out of existence," says AFGE's David Cann

Government
July 26, 2018
Walker vs Dayton

New Report: Minnesota’s Construction Industry Pulls Ahead of Wisconsin’s

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Workday Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS

A new report by North Star Policy Institute finds that Minnesota’s construction industry has pulled ahead of Wisconsin’s since the Great Recession, fueled by a strong recovery that has boosted both employment and average worker pay.

Government
July 23, 2018
Workers on Ice

As Prevailing Wage Laws Are Being Threatened, New Research Explains Their Importance

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Workday Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS

While organized labor continues to grapple with the consequences of the Janus Supreme Court decision, another threat to the livelihood of working people is encroaching on Minnesota.

Government
June 27, 2018

BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules Against Public Sector Unions

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Workday Minnesota
WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Supreme Court finished its session by ruling against public sector unions.

Government
June 11, 2018
Day of Action

6.8 Million Government Workers Represented by a Union Could be Affected by Janus Decision

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Workday Minnesota
WASHINGTON, D.C.

A new report from the Economic Policy Institute examines the demographics of government workers represented by a union.

Government
June 6, 2018

Rep. Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Council Member Cunningham, Workers & Allies Call on State and Federal Politicians to Support Working Families

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Workday Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS

Due to the bankruptcy, employees were fired en masse, leading many to struggle to pay their bills. Wright, along with the other former P3 employees, met with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. According to Wright, “The mayor said that he is going to do everything that he could to fight for us, and we look forward to that.”

Government
May 31, 2018

With pension and bonding bills, Dayton saves best for last

By Michael Moore, Union Advocate
ST. PAUL

Common ground between Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled Legislature was in short supply at the Capitol this year, but lawmakers were able to compromise on two bills that union members lobbied hard for during the recently ended session.

Government
May 10, 2018

Prison Labor in Minnesota, Part 2

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Workday Minnesota

Ezekiel “Zeke” Caligiuri remembers learning that inmate labor built St. Cloud Correctional Facility. Upon that discovery, he began seeing the walls of his cell in a different hue. Zeke observed that he “lived in a space that had been lived in for 100 years.” He grappled with the sobering reality that countless men before him had labored to sustain their own confinement and would continue to do so long after he was gone.

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