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The Minneapolis Labor Review newspaper is published for $10 per year by the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, 312 Central Ave., Suite 542, Minneapolis, MN 55414-1077. Phone is 612-379-4725. E-mail to laborreview@mplscluc.com The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation is the umbrella organization of Minneapolis area local unions and includes 121 affiliated unions. Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the Minneapolis RLF's mission is to organize in the community for social and economic justice for all working people. 

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May 12: Letter Carriers annual food drive will collect donated food items in Twin Cities, nationally

By Staff, Minneapolis Labor Review

Remember to place a bag of non-perishable food items near your mailbox early on the morning of Saturday, May 12 and your letter carrier will pick it up.

That’s the date for the 20th annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive, organized nationwide by the National Association of Letter Carriers.MORE »

‘Untold Stories’ series celebrates folksinger Woody Guthrie's legacy of song and protest

By Steve Share, Minneapolis Labor Review

Most everyone grows up learning to sing “This Land is Your Land,” written by American folksinger Woody Guthrie. You sang about the “redwood forests” and “diamond deserts” but you likely didn’t learn the little-known verses seething with Guthrie’s sharp critique of American inequality.MORE »

"Untold Stories" labor history series continues in St. Paul, adds John Nichols on the Wisconsin uprising

By Staff, Minneapolis Labor Review

This spring marks one year since the massive labor protests that rocked Madison, Wisconsin in defense of collective bargaining rights. The “Untold Stories” labor history series has added an event with author John Nichols, who has just published Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Wall Street. Nichols will speak Wednesday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m.MORE »

Dayton talks up Vikings stadium at union retiree event

By Steve Share, Minneapolis Labor Review

Governor Mark Dayton received a standing ovation during a visit Saturday to the annual “Fun(d)raiser” for the Minnesota State Retiree Council, AFL-CIO, where he emphasized the need to build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. Dayton was greeted with hugs and handshakes by union retirees in the crowd, many of whom have known and worked with him over his decades of public service in Minnesota.MORE »

'The Mill' brings story of 1989 Boise Cascade protests to the stage

By Steve Share, Minneapolis Labor Review

In the spring and summer of 1989, thousands of union members and supporters protested at Boise Cascade in International Falls, where the company had hired an out-of-state, non-union contractor to build a $535 million plant expansion. Tensions escalated. In September, hundreds of union supporters stormed the housing camp for non-union workers and burned it to the ground.MORE »

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