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Spring Flooding Information

There is much planning and preparation taking place this spring in anticipation of flooding in many areas across Minnesota.  AFL-CIO Community Services in Duluth, Minneapolis, and

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UFCW Local 653 & UFCW Local 1161 union members vote to merge locals and become largest UFCW Local in five state area

Union members from United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 653 and 1161 voted to build a better life together by overwhelmingly approving a merger vote.

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Building Minnesota, Earning While Learning

This past summer the MN AFL-CIO Dislocated Worker Labor Liaison, Liz McLoone, along with the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development’s (DEED) Dislocated Worker Rapid Response team toured several union training centers and got a first-hand look at their apprenticeship programs.

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UFCW Local 653 Linden Hills Co-op Workers Ratify First Union Contract

Linden Hills Co-op workers in Minneapolis, who are members of UFCW Local 653, ratified their first union contract on Sept. 26. The three-year contract, which began on October 1, includes raises for all employees and paid time off.

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Working people are controlling their own destinies

July is an important month for tens of thousands of Minneapolis workers. Thanks to a local policy initiative, every working person in Minneapolis is now earning paid sick and safe time no matter where they work in the city. A similar ordinance in St. Paul is slated to fully go into effect in January, while Duluth is crafting its own earned sick and safe time policy as well.

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VIDEO: Support Workers. Protect Local Control

Minnesota Legislators passed a bad bill that would steal paid sick days from 150,000 working Minnesotans and prevent communities from raising wages and labor standards at the local level.

Before it heads to Governor Dayton's desk, learn more about this bill and share this video.