Special Coverage
staff | Twin Cities, MN | 8/29/07
Last week the University of Minnesota AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) heard from 72% of its members that the Aug. 10...
staff | Twin Cities, MN | 8/28/07
The Bureau of Mediation Services has ordered the University of Minnesota AFSCME's strike date to be Sept. 5, instead of Sept. 4, the date the union...
staff | Washington, D.C. | 8/27/07
Protesters from eight U.S. states gathered here at the start of a new trial for Colombian revolutionary Ricardo Palmera, Aug. 20.
Brad Sigal | Twin Cities, MN | 8/16/07
Four union locals representing over 3,500 workers at the University of Minnesota are preparing for a strike on the first day of classes for a decent wage...
staff | Washington, D.C. | 8/13/07
The Bush administration is continuing legal action against Colombian revolutionary Ricardo Palmera.
Mick Kelly | St. Paul, MN | 8/10/07
Activists planning protests at the Republican National Convention packed a city hall conference room here, Aug. 8, to blast a proposed ordinance that...
staff | Twin Cities, MN | 7/31/07
Amid cheering striking workers, students and faculty, Elizabeth Edwards, wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, spoke in support of University of...
National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera | Washington, D.C. | 7/10/07
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera.
Brad Sigal | Twin Cities, MN | 6/30/07
Workers at the University of Minnesota are fighting for a wage increase.
staff | St. Paul, MN | 6/30/07
Individuals and organizations gathered here for what is likely to the be the first of many community meetings to make plans in response to the Republican...