Joint week of action scores labor wins

In the weeks and days counting down to the first week of March, unions from different job sectors representing 15,000 Twin Cities area workers had authorized strike votes: teachers, transit workers, janitors, nursing home workers, public works employees, and retail staff. March 1 through March 8 saw rallies, picketing, marches, testimony at public hearings — and even civil disobedience.

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The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation's mission is to organize in the community for social and economic justice for all working people.

The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation is the umbrella organization of Minneapolis area local unions and includes 175 affiliated unions. Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the MRLF's mission is to organize in the community for social and economic justice for all working people. The MRLF organizes in Hennepin, Anoka, Carver, McLeod, Meeker, Scott and Wright counties.

The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation is the umbrella organization of Minneapolis area local unions and includes 175 affiliated unions. Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the MRLF's mission is to organize in the community for social and economic justice for all working people.