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Researchers at Columbia University issued a report last week that shines a light on rampant union-busting in Minnesota’s nursing-home industry, particularly in facilities that rely heavily on public subsidies.

Minnesota lawmakers are seeking to repeal a state holiday honoring the late labor leader Cesar Chavez after a recent New York Times investigation alleged he had sexually abused young girls and women for years.

In this sliver of land across from the sprawling JBS beef processing plant—among the largest in the country—workers from around the world have united in the largest U.S. meatpacking strike in 40 years. The 3,800 workers at the JBS beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado, walked off the job on Monday, March 16, launching a two-week unfair labor practice strike.

Transportation Security Administration officers are struggling to afford basic necessities as they approach their second missed full paycheck since a funding lapse began last month, union leaders said at a virtual press conference Tuesday.

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Statement from Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham and Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto in response to today’s political violence: “On behalf of Minnesota’s Labor Movement, we are heartbroken at the murder of House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.