Workday Minnesota

EAGAN - 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 and rsquo;s time is occupied by the demands of his small business, his master and rsquo;s degree program and his four children.

CHAMPLIN - January 19 was the coldest night of the winter and mdash; so far and mdash; but that didn and rsquo;t deter a roomful of union members from turning out to Champlin City Hall to learn more about a coming threat: a proposed and ldquo;Right to Work and rdquo; amendment to the Minnesota constitution.

GENEVA, Switzerland - The world and rsquo;s unions are delivering a strong message to international political and business leaders: Create jobs and ndash; millions of jobs and ndash;- or face the consequences.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana became the nation and rsquo;s 23rd and ldquo;Right to Work and rdquo; state and ndash; and the first in the North and ndash; on Feb. 1. Union leaders blasted the legislation, and predicted it and rsquo;ll boomerang at the ballot box this fall.

EAST GRAND FORKS - Union members reported for work Feb. 1 at American Crystal Sugar and rsquo;s East Grand Forks factory. Rather than going inside to their jobs, however, they remained outside the gates of the factory where they were locked-out from their jobs six months ago to the day and mdash; and instead hollered at scabs going inside the plant.

Minneapolis - Labor unions across Minnesota are forging new and dynamic alliances in their communities to fight a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would ban same-sex marriage.

EAST GRAND FORKS - After six months locked out by American Crystal Sugar, union workers in the Red River Valley are only growing stronger in their resolve to insist on a fair contract.

MAPE, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, has three job openings.

ST. PAUL - Workers briefly occupied the Wells Fargo tower downtown St. Paul Tuesday, shaming the giant bank for using loopholes in the corporate tax code to avoid paying its fair share.