St. Paul Retailers are scheduled to bargain with the Union on May 5, 2016.  Help send a message to the Employer.  UFCW 1189 members working in retail stores are asked to join us in Action!  Print the most recent proposals, sign the petition demanding a fair contract, or print a petition for your workplace!http://ufcw1189.org/campaigns/st-paul-retail-bargaining-action

As you may know, the House Government Operations and Elections Policy Committee has scheduled another hearing on HF 3585 (Rep. Drazkowski’s Scott Walker-style attack on public employees).

From Marijuana Business Daily, 4/4/16:  Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill Monday afternoon that protects financial institutions working with marijuana businesses from state criminal prosecution.  The new law, however, does not protect financial institutions from federal prosecution, so it isn’t likely to persuade banks and credit unions in Oregon to start servicing marijuana businesses.

Job Vacancy FACT SHEET—April 2016In Minnesota we have 98,000 unemployed job seekers competing for 96,000 job openings, according to the updated Job Vacancy Survey from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).  It’s the first time we’ve seen a 1-to-1 ratio between job seekers and job openings since the state first conducted the survey in 2001.  As recently as two years ago, we still had two job seekers for every job opening. *In the last two years we’ve raised the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 per hour.