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Women workers leading push for statewide paid family leave
Supporters rallied before the Senate’s first committee hearing on paid family leave this session. Research shows women suffer most from the widespread lack of paid family leave benefits, so it’s no...
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Bree Halverson: Minnesota’s clean economy should power good-paying, safe jobs
Gov. Walz signed the 2040 clean energy standard into law during a ceremony at the St. Paul Labor Center in February 2023. (Minneapolis Labor Review photo) Minnesota has a new law that puts us on a path...
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‘Bill of Rights’ would fund $25 minimum wage, health benefits for hourly...
Sara Rapp, a school cook on strike in Hastings, testified at the Capitol in support of the ESP Bill of Rights. As striking food service workers in Hastings put a spotlight on hardships faced by some of...
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Senate Republicans block $1.9 billion infrastructure jobs proposal
IUPAT members (L to R) Tadd Tratar, David Kroger, Jordan Fry and Zach Thoemke rallied for the bonding will with Tim Stender (R) from the Carpenters union. Before the Minnesota Senate voted today on...
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Construction wage theft back on MN lawmakers’ agenda
Alvaro Chavez (L), a member of CTUL, testifies in support of the Construction Worker Wage Protection Act, authored by Rep. Sandra Feist (R). Construction firms in Minnesota would bear greater legal...
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Union-backed coalition rallies to get paid leave across finish line
Supporters cheered Gov. Tim Walz, who spoke during a Capitol rally for paid family leave. Union members, retirees, small business owners and faith-based organizations rallied with Gov. Tim Walz and...
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Walz signs refinery safety bill at St. Paul Pipefitters hall
Gov. Walz signed the refinery safety bill into law May 2. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed one of labor’s top policy priorities into law Tuesday at the St. Paul Pipefitters’ training center, putting in...
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Ban on captive audience meetings advances in Minnesota Legislature
Patrick Kennedy, a licensed social worker, recounted the chilling effect captive audience meetings had on a campaign to organize his workplace two years ago. After the pandemic hit three years ago,...
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State to invest $240 million in replacing lead pipes
In April, Gov. Walz visited the site of ongoing lead-pipe replacement work in St. Paul, accompanied (L to R) by Rep. Sydney Jordan, SPRWS Director Patrick Shea and Council Member Chris Tolbert....
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Minnesota unions praise historic legislative session
Gov. Tim Walz spoke to supporters before signing 12 budget bills into law. In a historically productive legislative session that ended on time Monday, labor-endorsed lawmakers delivered on nearly all...
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