The Janus case was an attempt to deliver a knockout blow to millions of working people and their families who looked to the Supreme Court as an independent institution that advances equal
On the heels of high profile walkouts, new organizing and spiking approval for unions, union leaders see the SCOTUS decision as a rallying point to unrig the economy and put workers first.
Attendance: Adam Castle, Matt Stenger, Crystal Kreklow, Ryan Cates, Steve Wilking, Marvin Sullivan, Carol Olsen, Lisa Vanderveen, Scott Melby, Alli Kuhlman, Denise Considine
Reflection/Celebration: Melby-Float report we were working on is working. Carol-We had zero citations in the last review.
Adam Castle, Emilio Florez, Crystal Kreklow, Matt Stenger, Steve Wilking, Kurt Crosby, Ryan Cates, Jake Schoenecker, Kurt Crosby, Will Moore, Tom Kluntz, Jamie Sheppard
AFSCME President Lee Saunders lashed out at the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders to make it easier to fire federal workers and weaken their unions.
Attendance: Adam Castle, Matt Stenger, Crystal Kreklow, Ryan Cates, Eric Hesse, Tim Lokensgard, Jamie Sheppard, Elizabeth TrandumTrandem, Mike GoeghlinGoeglein, Jamie Sheppard, Scott Halverson, Michelle Sexe, Paul Rodriguez
Attendance: Adam Castle, Matt Stenger, Crystal Kreklow, Ryan Cates, Steve Wilking, Kurt Crosby, Marvin Sullivan, Emilio Florez, Patrick Patterson, Melissa Gryschek, Carol Olsen, Lisa Vanderveen, Tudy Fowler, Brian Wills, Dan Sequist
A new report shows Minnesota is a better state for working people than Wisconsin by nearly every important measure.
The Economic Policy Institute compared the two states’ records following the end of the Great Recession and the election of Gov. Mark Dayton and Gov. Scott Walker, from 2010 to 2017. The EPI says it looked to Minnesota and Wisconsin because of our two states’ proximity and widely diverging political policies.
