In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.
Members and supporters of public education will rally at the Capitol on May 20 to give a final push to legislators to fully fund public education. The rally will begin at 1 p.m., with lunch and sign-making at Education Minnesota headquarters available at noon.
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Members will be able to meet with Rep. Kaohly Her, Chair of the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement, and Rep.
Nearly 250 years since our country’s founding, some Americans are still attempting to restrict others’ basic freedoms. In Florida and elsewhere, censoring books is part of larger efforts to exert greater control over and undermine education.
Margaret Citta, a counselor at Two Rivers, testified on the importance of Paid Family Leave. Please watch her passionate testimony to the House here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ewkCoaMTc&t=4702s
ST. PAUL, Minnesota. Jan. 17, 2023 – Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan proposed a historic, $12 billion investment in the lives of Minnesota children, including $6 billion for education, in their 2023 budget released Tuesday. https://educationminnesota.org/news/press-release/walz-flanagan-propose-historic-6-billion-investment-in-e-12-schools/
