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Pull the Plug on M&I Bank
M&I execs gave more than even the Koch Brothers to Governor Walker and the Wisconsin GOP. M&I got a $1.7 billion bailout while its CEO gets a $18 million golden parachute
Tell M&I Bank: You Back Politicians Who Take Away Our Rights, We Take Away Our Business
M & I Bank Leafleting 10:30AM
Sheet Metal Workers Local 10
1681 East Cope Avenue
Maplewood, MN 55109
We Are One: Rally & March for Southeastern MN
Hosted by the Southeast Area Labor Council:
Olmsted County Government Center
151 4th Street Southeast
Rochester, MN
We need to restore balance and grow the middle class. Working families need to use their strength in numbers to fight for good jobs, living wages and strong communities. Join us as workers and community members of Southeastern Minnesota gather to show our support for the middle class and to show solidarity against recent attacks locally and regionally.
Join us for the Rally and March!
Hudson Visibility Event for WI Workers
MoveOn.org Defend the Dream Action
Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South 6th St (Map)
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Tuesday, March 15th, 5:30 PM read more »
Stand up for Wisconsin Workers This Weekend!
The fight to protect the middle class is still going on across the border in Wisconsin. Workers there need you to lend your voice and your time to keep the momentum going.. Here’s how you can help this weekend.
Saturday – Madison
The AFL-CIO is encouraging union members and supporters to head to Madison on Saturday, March 12 for a 3 PM rally at the Capitol. Contact your local union to find out if carpooling and other transportation opportunities are available.
Sunday – Hudson read more »
Help Western Minnesota Prepare for Spring Floods
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, APRIL 2. read more »
Scholarships available for Women’s Leadership Retreat
New! Special limited scholarships are now available for women under the age of 35 who are union members or who have worked in partnership with labor for the MN Union Women’s Leadership Retreat. The retreat is planned for April 27-29 at Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge. For more information and a copy of the brochure, check out LES’s website. Contact Barb Kucera at 612-624-1104 or kucer004@umn.edu by 5pm on Friday, March 11 if you are interested in attending.
Mankato Workers Stand Up for Social Security
Submitted by jhayssen on March 2, 2011 - 6:40pm
Thousands of American Federation of Government Employees Social Security Administration workers from 96 offices in 31 states across the country held a one-day informational picket to educate the public about the devastating impact the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 federal budget would have on the Social Security Administration.
American Federation of Government Employees in Mankato were at one of these offices. More than two dozen supporters braved the Minnesota winter to advocate for the most vulnerable among us. read more »
MoveOn.org Rally to Save the American Dream
State Capitol, Upper Mall in St. Paul
75 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Training Sessions: Stand up for the Middle Class!
The middle class is shrinking rapidly. Working Americans need to use the strength of our numbers to fight for better wages and benefits, job security, and safer workplaces for everyone. Workers like nurses, teachers and firefighters are essential to the well being of our families and communities. Workers, acting together through their unions, are the last best defense to stop the attacks on the middle class. read more »
