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September 10, 2014 By Annette Meeks

Big Labor claims victory in unfair fight

The state announced in late August that labor union Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was victorious in the largest union election in state history. SEIU has won the right to "represent" Minnesota’s personal care assistants (PCAs), or home health workers. However, the arrangement still faces legal challenges, and rightly so, especially in light of questions about the integrity and …

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August 15, 2014 By Annette Meeks

Minnesota near the top on state employee health plan spending

The State of Minnesota offers extraordinarily generous health benefits for government employees, according to a new report by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The report includes data and 50-state comparisons on issues like employee health insurance premiums, cost-sharing arrangements, and analysis of provider networks. Among the findings from the Pew report: Minnesota is one of just a handful of states …

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June 30, 2014 By Annette Meeks

U.S. Supreme Court reins in labor union power

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to government labor unions today, ruling that so-called “partial public employees” cannot be forced to pay union dues or fees. The case in question, Harris v. Quinn, involves home care providers in Illinois, who are not public employees in any traditional sense, but were designated as such by then-Governor Rod Blagojevich because the care they …

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