Local Union Spotlight: USW 505 (Fairmont, Minnesota)

United Steelworkers Local 505 out of Fairmont, MN have stepped up to the plate this year in Labor 08 activities. They are door knocking the ripe turf of Fairmont, talking to fellow union members who will decide the direction of our country in 2008. Thanks to the leadership of local President Rod Werner, several Women of Steel and other union activists ... more

Have Coffee With Me

Linda Christian, Lesly Hall and Sherrie Noel, LU 713 members, participated in a "Have Coffee With Me" event at the Local 713 Union hall in Louisiana, MO on Sept. 24th. Assisted by the Pike County Democrat club, ten women wrote cards encouraging women to vote, which were then sent to 200 women in PA and ... more

WIMN Women's Council Updated on Labor 2008

"The WIMN Women's Council met on Friday, September 26, 2008 at Tobies Restaurant in Hinckley, MN for their quarterly meeting. Franni Franken, wife of MN Senate Candidate Al Franken, addressed the group and then answered questions over lunch. Bob Ryan and Rob Ecklund of Labor 2008 also joined the group for an update on campaign activities and for ... more

Labor 2008 in District 11

Robert Bratulich, USW District 11 Director discusses the importance of the Labor 2008 program and member to member contact. ... more