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Labor Day Wrap: Its Time for Jobs

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT

While AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was in Milwaukee Labor Day with President Obama and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler traveled throughout California, taking part in three Labor Day celebrations. In Los Angeles, she told an enthusiastic crowd at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor ’s Labor Day breakfast: There’s nothing wrong with good jobs in America. There’s nothing wrong with trade that creates jobs—instead of killing them. Click the headline to read more>>

Obama Unveils Huge Infrastructure/Jobs Program at Milwaukees LaborFest

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT

In a Labor Day address to more than 10,000 union members and their families in Milwaukee, President Obama announced a massive new job-creating road, rail, runway and air traffic control rebuilding project. Speaking to the Milwaukee Area Labor Council’s annual LaborFest celebration, Obama said it was “the great American middle class that made our economy the envy of the world. It’s got to be that way again.” Click the headline to read more>>

Jobless Rate Worsens to 9.6% in August, Congress Needs to Act

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The U.S. jobless rate worsened to 9.6 percent in August from 9.5 percent in July, with 54,000 jobs lost, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data out today. The private sector created only 67,000 jobs in August, far below the 150,000 jobs a month needed to keep up with the population and extremely far below the hundreds of thousands of new jobs needed each month to return to pre-recession employment levels. Government employment fell by 121,000, largely reflecting the loss of 114,000 temporary workers hired for U.S. Census 2010. Click the headline to read more>>

"At the River I Stand" to be shown Martin Luther King Jr Day

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The January "labor movie night" in Duluth will be showing "At the River I Stand" as part of the MLK Day festivities. The 1993 film chronicles the AFSCME Memphis Sanitation workers strike in 1968, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous I have been to the mountaintop speech. Dr. King was assassinated the following day. Look for other MLK Day events at http://www.mlk-duluth.org/ To RSVP for the movie, go to: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=267836940991&ref=ts

North East joins other Health Care Reform activists for Rally in Duluth

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The North East Area Labor Council teamed up with other health care reform organizations for a rally this past weekend. About 65 people attended the rally on the steps of the Gerald Heaney Federal Building to call on congress to pass health care reform now. Speakers included Alex Livadaros, small business owner and member of AFSCME local 66, and Alan Netland, President of NEALC and AFSCME local 66. Kathy Heltzer, a Social Work Professor at UMD and UEA member, was the MC for the event. Other speakers included Pastor Kathy Nelson of Peace United Church, Frank Boyle former WI legislator and retired member of LIUNA, and Duluth City Councilor-elect Kerry Gauthier.

Big Insurance. Sick of it.

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

From September 22nd edition of the Labor World
There’s a debate in Washington,DC about health care and it comes down to this: If the insurance companies win, the American people lose. On Tuesday two dozen area residents added their voices to the debate by visiting United Health Group’s OptumHealth in West Duluth asking the corporation to change its practices.

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Labor Movie Night in Duluth

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

On July 23rd Union members from the Twin Ports gathered to watch "Labor's Turning Point: The Minneapolis Truck Strikes of 1934" in Wellstone Hall. The documentary done by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Services chronicles the turbulent - and often very violent - strike that nearly doubled the wages of working class truck drivers in Minneapolis.

AFL-CIO Now Blog -- Recent News Stories

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Congress Introduces Employee Free Choice Act

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Today, March 10, 2009 the 111th Congress introduced the Employee Free Choice Act, which will restore workers’ freedom to bargain for fair wages, job security, better health care and secure pensions. The North East Area Labor Council praises Congressman Jim Oberstar and Senator Amy Klobuchar for their support and there work towards rebuilding a vibrant middle class.

We are confident the Employee Free Choice Act is going to become the law of the land.

Study Shows Union's Effect on Wages

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

We all know the benefits of being in a union - protection at work, job security, higher wages, and better benefits. This report proves what we in the labor movement already knew, a rising tide lifts all boats. Read the findings. Know the facts. Spread the word.

North East Area Labor Council Mission Statement

Fri, 02 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The North East Area Labor Council is a coalition representing over 40,000 workers. Its' affiliates include the Iron Range Labor Assembly, the Duluth Central Labor Body, the Carlton County Central Labor Body, and Minnesota AFL-CIO affiliates in Northeastern Minnesota. Our goal is to constantly and consistently enhance the mobilization efforts of the labor movement in Northeastern Minnesota to better the lives of working people.

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