Labor
Trumka: America’s economic lead is not a given
May 11, 2012Below are excerpts of a speech by Richard Trumka to the Center for National Policy, a think tank that in concentrated on national security issues.
Read moreLabor’s International Hall of Fame to induct 9/11 union victims
May 11, 2012The 636 unionists who died in the infamous al-Qaeda attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will be inducted as a group into Labor's International Hall of Fame.
Read moreHome care workers win union rights
May 11, 2012Home care workers hugge and cheered when the State Senate voted in favor of granting home health care and child care workers collective bargaining.
Read moreCaterpillar workers strike against take back contract
May 10, 2012Nearly 800 workers at a Caterpillar plant have been on strike since May 1 after the company refused to back off a far reaching concessionary contract proposal.
Read moreTwin Cities hospital strike vote scheduled
May 10, 2012Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota will vote whether to authorize a strike at eight Twin Cities hospitals.
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