Local Works! Initiative
News Minnesota businesses shift 10%-20% of their total spending from chains to locally owned businesses. This relatively small change in spending patterns can produce a big benefit for Minnesota’s...
View ArticleBuy Minnesota/America Act
News This bill will ensure state tax dollars are used to procure goods made in the United States. It would also supplement any existing or future preferences for locally produced goods.Issues: Job...
View ArticleJob Export Disclosure Act
News This bill would help shine a light on companies that receive taxpayer dollars through state contracts or economic development assistance. It will reveal which companies are shipping jobs...
View ArticleKeep Jobs in Minnesota Act
News This bill will ensure state tax dollars are used to create state jobs and stabilize the state tax base by prohibiting state from contracting with or providing economic development assistance to...
View ArticleEconomic Development and Fiscal Accountability Act
News Many states continue to hand out taxpayer monies in the form of subsidies and contracts to corporations without holding the companies accountable for how they use the money or whether they are...
View ArticlePrevailing Wage
News Background: The Davis-Bacon Act, at both the federal and state levels, is designed to outlaw wage exploitation in public construction contracts by preventing the undercutting of local...
View ArticleProject Labor Agreements
News Background: Project Agreements emerged in the 1930s as basic pre-hire agreements between the owner or contractor and the local building trades unions. These basic agreements set standard pay...
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Local 49 Operating Engineers Advocate for Jobs
Today, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 union members had their Capitol Day which included a rally where Governor Dayton and other elected officials spoke. More than 300 members...
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Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on 2014 Election
LABOR2014-MN_0.png Press release Following the 2014 election, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson issued the following statement:“Despite a massive Republican wave that swept the nation, a...
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