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Days of Action: Get Involved!

There are a couple of local union-sponsored rallies coming up this week.

Workers Memorial Events Set for April 28

Workers Memorial Day will be marked on Monday, April 28, in Duluth this year. There will be a pancake breakfast in the basement of the Labor Temple from 7-9 a.m. on April 28. There will be some remarks and then we will go outside (weather permitting) to plant a memorial tree. This event is free and open to the public; all are welcome.

DFT pushes back on moving positions out of Teachers Union

After the district announced its budget cuts earlier this year, they weren’t done, but pushback from DFT president Ethan Fisher worked. The district had been pushing to move Activity Director positions out of the Teachers’ bargaining unit and into the Principals’ unit. But Fisher said the district will now defer to the bargaining process.

49-day strike results in gains for SEIU members SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa’s longest strike in recent memory came to an end last month as about 70 workers voted to accept the TA with Essentia Health’s Deer River location.	From the Editor: DO SOMETHING -- but be strategic about it Here are some tips for figuring out where to spend your energy in the coming weeks and months.
Wanted: Union members to throw strikes Union members are looking to put together a Labor-based fundraising team for a local fund's Bowl-A-Thon.	SLC board expands Rukavina scholarship The St. Louis County Board unanimously approved expanding its Tom Rukavina Mineral Royalties Scholarship Program earlier this month to offer scholarships to St. Louis County residents pursuing training in the building and construction trades.