The Hennepin County Medical Center was named one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and plays an invaluable role in public health. The termination of the Government Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) program will result in the loss of $43 million in payments to the Hennepin County Medical Center.

The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meets September 8^th to set the upper end of the county levy. The levy provides critical funding for many public services and institutions in Hennepin County. Follow the jump to read more about what you can do to ensure we fund crucial needs in Hennepin County!

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Temporary workers from two temporary agencies working at Lettieri’s, a Shakopee factory owned by Hot Stuff Foods Inc., organized and won an important victory on Wednesday April 8th.

Workers at Hot Stuff Foods approached Workers Interfaith Network (WIN) in early March of this year reporting that for years they had experienced discrimination, humilliation and a lack of respect from supervisors. Workers complained of little to no wage increases, that most workers had no vacation or paid holidays, and that workers would often arrive to the plant on time and be forced to wait for up to two hours for broken machines to be fixed without being paid for their time.   [Read more →]

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This May 1, WIN invites you to join us as we make May Day our Labor Day!

First Annual May Day Picnic

Friday May 1

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill

105 University Ave. W. Saint Paul, MN

Eat! Celebrate! Act! Join us as we celebrate our work and take action that calls on the Governor and legislative leaders to pass a budget that sustains the important work of public employees and hospital workers in our communities!

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