Minimum Wage Poll Finds Strong Support For $15 Minimum Wage In Minneapolis By Michael McIntee | August 19, 2016 A new poll shows strong support for $15 Minimum wage in Minneapolis, but it’s still uncertain if voters will get a chance to decide the issue.
Gun Violence Minneapolis Voters Could Decide On Gradually Raising Minimum Wage To $15 By Bill Sorem | July 6, 2016 If the legal questions can be resolved, Minneapolis is likely to hold a referendum this November on gradually raising the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. A second charter amendment aimed at reducing illegal or inappropriate use of police force is also likely to be on the ballot.
Economy/Jobs Latino Workers: Minneapolis Needs Safe & Sick Time By Bill Sorem | January 10, 2016 Minneapolis starts holding listening sessions for an ordinance requiring businesses to offer employees earned safe and sick time.
Labor/Unions Locked Doors Pose Safety Risk To Cleaning Workers CTUL Claims By Bill Sorem | August 30, 2012 Twin City cleaning workers are locked in stores with no exit possibility in case of fire Diversified workers claim. They request that Diversified and their contractor Sears remedy the conditions.
Economy/Jobs “Politicians Don’t See the Light Until They Feel the Heat” By Jacob Wheeler | October 17, 2011 “Sometimes politicians don’t see the light until they feel the heat,” Congressman and Chair of the Progressive Caucus Keith Ellison told The UpTake yesterday during an interview about the growing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.
Economy/Jobs MN Occupy Wall Street: “Don’t Foreclose on the American Dream” By Bill Sorem | October 16, 2011 Hundreds of Minnesotans marched Friday afternoon from Peavey Plaza on the Nicolet Mall in downtown Minneapolis to tell Wells Fargo and the big banks, “Don’t Foreclose on the American Dream.”
Economy/Jobs Cub Plays Hardball With Cleaning Workers By Bill Sorem | July 28, 2011 “I’m tired of changing jobs, trying to make ends meet for my family. I’m ready to change things at my job instead of changing jobs again,” — Lucilla Dominguez, CTUL member
