We are the United Steelworkers, North America’s largest industrial union. We’re 1.2 million members and retirees strong in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. We proudly represent men and women who work in nearly every industry there is.
EVELETH, Minn. (Nov. 1) — The United Steelworkers union (USW) today said that it welcomed the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announcement that it had issued permits for a planned mining project in northeastern Minnesota.
After a lengthy review, the state DNR approved the permits for PolyMet Mining’s proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The USW has represented mining workers in the state for more than 75 years.
“The members of this union have a long and proud history of mining in Minnesota, and we are excited to continue that tradition,” said Emil Ramirez, director of USW District 11, which includes Minnesota and eight other states. “We’re confident that this work can be done in a way that provides hundreds of good, community-supporting jobs to the people of this region while also safeguarding our precious natural resources.”
In making the announcement, Minnesota DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr said that “no project in the history of Minnesota has been more thoroughly evaluated.”
“The economy, the people and the communities across Minnesota depend on mining as a way of life, and we need to work together to make sure that continues in a sustainable way,” Ramirez said. “We also want our children and grandchildren to have access to clean water and unpolluted air. We believe that this project will satisfy both of those goals.
“The choice between good jobs and a clean environment is a false one – we must have both, or we will have neither,” he said.
The PolyMet project still must clear additional regulatory hurdles, including air and water quality permits from the state’s pollution control agency as well as a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers, among others.
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in public sector and service occupations.
Hibbing General Election for which candidates file with the City Clerk. Notice is hereby given as provided in Minnesota Statute 205.13 Subdivision 2, that a general election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 for the purpose of electing candidates for the offices listed below. The filing period for these offices is from 8:00 a.m., July 31, 2018, to 5:00 p.m., August 14, 2018. Note: the place of filling is the Office of City Clerk, 401 East 21st Street, Room 201, City Hall, Hibbing, Minnesota 55746.
City Offices (Filing Fee- $5.00) One Mayor, 4-year term One City Council Member Ward 1, 4-year term One City Council Member Ward 2, 4-year term One City Council Member Ward 3, 2-year term One City Council Member Ward 4, 2-year term One City Council Member-at-Large, 2-year term One City Council Member-at-Large, 4-year term
The candidate filing date info and polling place info is the same for the four school board openings. However-- School board candidates need to file at the high school in the Superintendent's office.
The citizens of the City of Hibbing, in the County of St. Louis, and the State of Minnesota, who are duly qualified electors of the City of Hibbing, Minnesota, are herby advised abd notified that the general election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at the officially designated voting places listed below, between the hours of seven o'clock in the morning and eight o'clock in the evening of said day:
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Please visit SIMA 2018 Bargianing, Important Information on how Bargaining is going and what the next Steps are!
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*Parties Seek Labour Board Mediation *
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Your Committee returned to the bargaining table with the IFLRA in Kelowna BC on October 30th with a 98% strike mandate. USW members’ outrage was clear to the southern forestry employers as a new IFLRA proposal was tabled, removing many of their concessions.
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Regrettably this progress was short lived. After two days of attempting to find middle ground, your committee determined that the southern employers needed to understand USW members were serious and served 72-hour strike notice.
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Your Committee remains determined to negotiate a fair collective agreement that ensures workers share in the employer past and future profits. The parties agreed that in order to conclude a new agreement, without escalating strike action, mediation will be required.
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The parties applied for an appointment of a labour board mediator on November 1, 2018. Until Mediation is concluded both parties in the South are restricted from engaging in either a strike or lockout.
The primary election will be held on November 6th 2018. We encourage all of our members to get out and vote. The button below will take you to the Ballotpedia website where you can enter our address and it will show you who the candidates will be on your ballot. An email address is not required. You can then click on the name of each candidate to learn a little about them if you don't already know who they are.
