Despite decades of attacks, workers and unions continue to organize and bargain to improve their workplaces and communities. Workers also are engaging in innovative forms of organizing - and transforming their organizations - to build power in the face of new challenges.
Nearly 3,000 workers at eight Twin Cities hospital facilities will strike Tuesday, May 20 -- the largest action yet in a series of "rolling" one-day walkouts by Service Employees International Union Local 113.
Events to honor killed and injured workers were held in several Minnesota communities on April 28, Workers Memorial Day.
On the eve of his retirement in 2001, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernard Brommer was interviewed by his longtime friend and co-worker, Bill Moore. He reflected on his experiences in the labor movement and shared his thoughts on issues facing working families.
A brief chronology of the life and work of labor leader Bernard Brommer:
On the occasion of his retirement as Minnesota AFL-CIO president in 2001, labor, business and government leaders described the legacy of Bernard Brommer.
This year's elections are a major focus at the 2000 Minnesota AFL-CIO convention, running today through Wednesday at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota.
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