The deal would have raised wages by 25 percent, lowered employees’ share of health care costs, and boosted retirement contributions by the company. But many rank and file union members were unhappy.
Last fall's strike against Ford, GM and Stellantis yielded record contracts for autoworkers. With a slowdown in car sales, Stellantis workers now face job cuts, production slowdowns and uncertainty.
The Unity Community Mediation Team — which has formally worked with the Minneapolis Police Department on reform since 2003 — asked the city council Wednesday for $937,900 to help cover costs.
A federal judge in Texas has struck down the government's ban on noncompetes. An estimated 30 million U.S. workers are subject to the employment agreements.
The elected commissioners currently earn $122,225 a year. The measure up for a final vote at Tuesday’s board meeting would increase their salaries to $182,141 starting next year.
Minneapolis park workers have approved a new contract with the Park and Recreation Board after a three-week strike. The union says workers secured pay increases and other protections.
The outside lawyers concluded that the stop was “horribly executed,” but that they were unlikely to overcome defense arguments that the shooting was justified. The firm’s attorneys billed the county $850 per hour.
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire student loan forgiveness plan.