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.
South Dakota teachers no longer earn the lowest salaries in the nation, but a new report(link is external) says that without vigilance, the progress could reverse itself and make it more difficult to retain good educators.
Deb Howze fought hard to get a union. Now, the home care worker from Minneapolis is fighting to stop politicians like Doug Wardlow from taking it away.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announces labor trafficking charge against contractor Ricardo Batres. It is one of the first times a labor trafficking charge has been brought in Minnesota.
A trio of new research studies shows that more people are joining unions in Minnesota and that wages in the Gopher State are growing faster than the neighboring states of Illinois and Wisconsin, as well as in the rest of the United States
At the end of the study, the committee agreed on forwarding three scenarios to the City of Saint Paul for consideration with percentages indicating the level of support each scenario found within the study committee. The scenario with the least support included a tip credit.
A study from the North Star Policy Institute shows that when wind farm developers don’t hire local workers, the community loses an estimated $30 to $40 million in economic benefits across seven major wind farm projects
A new report (link is external)compiled after hundreds of interviews with St. Paul workers showcases the crisis of poverty wages facing the thousands of workers in St. Paul who currently make less than $15 per hour
Workers are in motion because organizers in every neighborhood and in every workplace are finding their voice and sharing their story of hope and a vision for the future.
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).
Workers are organizing through unions and other organizations to improve their lives. Union representation provides a voice on the job and the opportunity to improve wages, benefits and working conditions.
Labor still lacks coordinated approach to organizing the South