Michael Moore

After six months of unusually bitter contract negotiations, union workers at The Saint Paul Hotel will vote May 17 on a tentative agreement with the company on a new three-year contract. Leaders of UNITE HERE Local 17, the union that represents about 170 workers at the downtown hotel, are recommending members vote to accept the tentative agreement.MORE »

Workers and their supporters from across the Twin Cities staged a demonstration outside the Verizon Store in Roseville Thursday afternoon as part of the Communications Workers of America’s “Verizon National Day of Action.” The demonstration drew more than 30 people, who held signs and banners warning consumers about Verizon's corporate greed.MORE »

As state lawmakers at the Capitol held the session’s first hearing on a proposed Right to Work (RTW) constitutional amendment today, hundreds of workers from across the state – and across the political spectrum – demonstrated in opposition to the controversial measure, calling it unsafe, unfair aMORE »

In a perfect world, Mike Adair would have plenty of time to join the Occupy Wall Street protests. But in this world, the Eagan resident’s time is occupied by the demands of his small business, his master’s degree program and his four children. “That stuff covers 99 percent of my time,” Adair said.MORE »