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This week, the Supreme Court ruled (JANUS v AFSCME) that government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be charged a fee for services that the union provides to it's workers. This is a serious blow for organized labor and has lasting harmful effects for ALL workers - at it's minimum, decreasing income equality, equal rights in the workplace, and economic disparities across the country.
Read MoreFollowing the tragic killing of Thurman Blevins in Minneapolis’ 4th precinct last Saturday - another life lost at the hands of the police, another family devastated, another community traumatized - the community came together to honor Blevins’ life, to protest his death and to call for justice.
Read MoreTerrible news from the Supreme Court this week dealing serious blows to women’s reproductive rights, marriage equality, immigrant’s rights and workers’ rights. And now conservative but not far-right Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire on July 31st.
Read MoreTHIS EVENT WILL BE TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018.
THE SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCED THEIR DECISION IN JANUS THIS MORNING, JUNE 27, 2018, RULING AGAINST PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS.
We're sticking with our Union! No Supreme Court decision will undermine or break our unions!
The Supreme Court just carried out a devastating attack on the rights of unions & workers. They have announced their ruling in the 'Janus v AFSCME Council 31' case, and as expected they have ruled against unions.
The Supreme Court has issued it's decision. The Muslim Ban is now in full affect. It's time to come out and show our strength as a community that opposes xenophobia and supports our Muslim community.
There will be a press conference at the CAIR-MN offices 2511 East Franklin Ave Suite #100, Minneapolis, MN 55406 at 11:30AM.
This evening there will be a rally in front of the Federal Court House at 6pm. #NoMuslimBanEver
Demands called for at yesterday’s Emergency Protests and Vigil for Thurman Blevins - the young man killed by the MPD on Saturday.
Read MoreMore horrors keep emerging on the family separation policy: 2,300 children removed from their parents in 6 weeks; younger kids and toddlers housed in “tender age” shelters; no plan yet on how to reunite kids with their parents!
Read MoreThere are 3 or possibly 4 more days left of the Public Utility Commission meeting to discuss the pros and cons of the Line 3 project. At the end of these meetings, the PUC will decide if Line 3 goes ahead.
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