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Larson kicks off GOTV efforts at Labor Temple

Mayor Emily Larson kicked off her Get Out The Vote effort in the last weekend of campaigning before Election Day in the Wellstone Hall of the Duluth Labor Temple on Friday. "I really believe the work we do together matters," Larson said to the crowd of union members, leaders and allies. "This election is a good fight and it's the right fight. We are delivering.

USW 9460 announces TA after rallying for fair contract

Steelworkers Local 9460 announced it has come to a tentative agreement on a one-year contract, just days after more than 100 people visited the union’s rally last week. The action came as the negotiating team met with the employer and a federal mediator in the hopes of hashing out an agreement that includes better wages. The union has said St.

Early voting is now available in Duluth!

The Duluth Central Labor Body has endorsed incumbent Mayor Emily Larson, incumbent City Councilors Arik Forsman (At Large) and Janet Kennedy (District 4), City Council candidate Lynn Marie Nephew (At Large), and Sarah Mikesell (District 2) and Henry Banks (District 3) for ISD 709. It has also endorsed a yes-yes vote on ISD 709's referendum questions.

Syversrud retires after 23 years as elected BA for Cement Masons Mike Syversrud retired May 31 after serving 23 years as the region’s elected business agent for Cement Masons Local 633. He represented Local 633 members across northern Minnesota, North Dakota, and seven counties in northern Wisconsin.	Vikre workers looking forward after defeat After an unsuccessful union vote at Vikre Distillery, some workers now are simply looking forward. “It sucks to lose, but I’m hopeful for the future,” said Brandon Hartung, a front-of-house worker at Vikre who was one of the leadership group in the push for unionization.
SEIU rescinds endorsement of lawmaker over alleged union-busting One of Minnesota’s largest labor unions has rescinded its endorsement of state Rep. Ruth Richardson, DFL-Mendota Heights, saying she oversaw a fierce union-busting campaign as CEO of Planned Parenthood’s affiliate in the Upper Midwest.	From Labor Notes: Unions Can Still Strike—Don't Let the Supreme Court Tell You Otherwise The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers’ rights. But it could have been much worse. Unions still have the right to strike. Employers still can’t generally sue unions in state court for losses caused by strikes.

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