Barb Kucera
LATEST ARTICLES BY Barb Kucera
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Home care workers file for largest union election in Minnesota history
July 17, 2014Pay is so low that many caregivers qualify for food stamps, don’t get paid sick leave or health or retirement benefits.
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Minnesota raises state minimum wage; teachers say hike will benefit kids
April 17, 2014Joined by legislators, advocates, and Minnesotans from across the state, Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill into law raising Minnesota's minimum wage for the first time since 2005.
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Bangladeshi workers seek support from U.S. students
March 27, 2014"I saw many of my co-workers, trapped like a sandwich, one upon the other. It's true that I survived, but I saw many of my co-workers die."
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Secretive Trans-Pacific ‘free trade’ deal threatens wages, jobs
August 22, 2013Hundreds of activists marched through downtown Minneapolis on August 20 to protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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On anniversary of free trade deal, Colombian workers face turning point
May 10, 2013After decades of displacement, war and poverty, workers in Colombia face the possibility of a better life.
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War on workers in Minnesota: unprecedented attacks in 2012 legislative session
May 17, 2012Republicans unveiled an unprecedented attack on worker rights and protections, including the granddaddy of all anti-union legislation: "Right to work."
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Twin 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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Minnesota contractor charged with wage theft
April 5, 2012A trucking company owner faces felony "theft by swindle" charges for stealing thousands of dollars in wages from employees.
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