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We’ve got @steelworkers 1028 keeping an eye on the brats at the Iron Range Labor Assembly Picnic at Olcott Park in Virginia MN. They’re there until 4, grab a plate!
We’ve got @steelworkers 1028 keeping an eye on the brats at the Iron Range Labor Assembly Picnic at Olcott Park in Virginia MN. They’re there until 4, grab a plate!
Babe wake up there are three Labor Day events to hit in Northern Minnesota today:
* Cloquet Labor Day Parade steps off at 11 a.m.
* Iron Range Labor Assembly Picnic from noon-4 at Olcott Park in Virginia
* Duluth CLB Picnic from noon-4 at Bayfront Park in Duluth
💥“WE’VE CHANGED THE GAME”: TEAMSTERS WIN HISTORIC UPS CONTRACT💥
Today, the #Teamsters reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of @UPS, protecting and rewarding more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters nationwide. #1u
🧵We've been getting a lot of questions on how non-members can support @sagaftra@WGAEast@WGAWest.
As of now, neither SAG-AFTRA nor the WGA have demanded a boycott of movie theaters, TV networks, or streaming services—here's how you can support this #OnStrikeSummer instead ⤵️
Welcome to the family, Northshore miners! So proud to say that now every single taconite mine on Minnesota’s Iron Range is in our union! 🦾💪 More: https://t.co/athBohX9vJ #EverybodysUnion#1u#UnionYes#MiningMatters
Both @steelworkers Local 9460 and @mnnurses will be holding an informational rally in front of Essentia's new building in Duluth on Friday, July 21, from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Solidarity!!
Steelworkers Local 9460 and the MN Nurses Association are holding a day long informational rally in front of Essentia this Friday. We'll be out there from 7am to 7pm. Anyone is welcome to attend. Click on the link below to sign up for a shift. https://t.co/AwKRBjVhyh
Breaking: More than 400 workers at Cleveland Cliffs' Northshore Mining properties in Silver Bay and Babbitt join the @steelworkers. SOLIDARITY!! https://t.co/JaR911rAIk
On this day in Labor History, we remember & honor the seven steelworkers who lost their lives at the Battle of Homestead on July 6, 1892 during a bloody clash between striking workers and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
(photo via Andrew Goldstein, @ThePUPNews)
340,000 TEAMSTERS ON STRIKE CAN’T BE IGNORED
@UPS seems to think it has the luxury of time on its side – enough to ignore the needs of the #Teamsters who make its profits possible, including more than 150,000 part-timers who are the backbone of the company’s operations.
AFTER MARATHON SESSIONS, UPS NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPSE
Around 4AM, UPS walked away from the bargaining table after presenting an unacceptable offer to the Teamsters that did not address members’ needs. The UPS Teamsters Nat’l Negotiating Committee unanimously rejected the package
UPS TEAMSTERS REDOUBLE STRIKE READINESS AROUND THE COUNTRY
With @UPS walking away from the national table early this morning, #Teamsters’ practice picketing actions are escalating at UPS barns nationwide. #1u