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Senate Tough on Unemployment, House? (PAI)—With 72,000 More a Second 60-Vote Hurdle to Work,” He Declared (ISSN 0023-6667) Senate tough on unemployment, House? (PAI)—With 72,000 more a second 60-vote hurdle to work,” he declared. “It’s up to unemployed workers losing bring it to a final vote. us to make their hard times a their jobless benefits every Of the six Republicans— little easier” in “a recession” week, organized labor and its Susan Collins (ME), Rob caused by Wall Street greed civic, religious and congres- Portman (OH), Dean Heller “that goes on and on and on.” sional Democratic allies turned (NV), Kelly Ayotte (NH), Dan In opening comments the to public pressure to push res- Coats (IN) and Lisa day before on the House floor, urrection of the benefits Murkowski (AK) — five said the common Republican through a hostile GOP majority that their support is not guaran- refrain featured pious pro- An Injury to One is an Injury to All! in the U.S. House. That prom- teed on the final bill. nouncements that they want to WEDNESDAY VOL. 120 ise came from AFL-CIO The benefits, retroactive to aid the jobless, but that the $6.4 President Richard Trumka and Dec. 28, would give the aver- billion cost of sending out the JANUARY 15, 2014 NO. 13 others in a press conference- age jobless worker several hun- checks for three months must cum-rally Jan. 8. dred dollars per check, after be paid for by killing the “indi- The Democratic effort to their state benefits, 20 weeks to vidual mandate” of the 2010 extend federal benefits for the 26 weeks’ worth depending on Affordable Care Act. long-term unemployed got a their state’s law, expired. House Minority Leader surprise boost Jan. 7, as the “The job market is pretty Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reject- Senate voted to allow the pro- cold and freezing out there” for ed that scheme, along with posal to advance after a GOP the long-term unemployed, another GOP plan to pay for filibuster to kill it failed. Trumka said.“Most hard-work- jobless aid: Reducing tax cred- Without Congressional ing Americans – bus drivers, its to poor families for kids. action, the benefits, which ran teachers, construction workers, “They have talking points out for 1.3 million Americans police officers – are one layoff so they can sound compassion- on December 28, will also end or one downturn away from ate,” Trumka said of the GOP. for another 3.6 million people real economic disaster.” The “There’s nothing compassion- later this year, including over jobless have already suffered ate about denying unemploy- 65,000 Minnesotans. that disaster “and they want to ment benefits.” Six Republican Senators Painters & Allied Trades 106 released members Spencer voted with 54 Democrats to Prettner Solon won’t run Wooden, left, and Jesse Morland to work the phones on approve a motion allowing the Duluth’s Yvonne Prettner Solon said at a Tuesday morning behalf of Patrick Boyle, the labor-endorsed candidate for measure to move ahead, but press conference that she will not seek another term as DFL St. Louis County Board in yesterday’s special election. Senate Majority Leader Harry Governor Mark Dayton’s lieutenant governor in this fall’s elec- Voting was still in progress when this issue went to press. Reid (D-NV) will need to clear tion. Prettner Solon stated she feels the need to take a break and spend more time with her family. Labor works hard for votes for Patrick Boyle She had said earlier this year that she doesn’t speak with By the time you receive this Voter turnout is expected to grabbed lists from Sias and Dayton much but talked with him for 40 minutes Monday to dis- issue of Labor World a winner be very low as that contest is their cell phones to make calls. cuss their political future. After being a state senator it seems will probably be declared in the the only one on the ballot for Sias also put out a call for driv- pretty obvious that she thought she was going to more involved St. Louis County Board citizens of eastern Duluth. ers on election day to help vot- in governing Minnesota. She had led the fight in the Senate to District 2 Special Election held “We expect 2,500 to 3,500 ers get to the polls. A 4-wheel make Minnesota a greener state with energy initiatives. As Lt. Tuesday. Labor has led the way voters so each vote really mat- drive group started forming Gov. she worked hard educating on seniors’ issues and for peo- in making sure the winner is ters,” Boyle told Central Body immediately. ple with disabilities. Patrick Boyle. delegates Jan. 9. “If the DFL Boyle says he will step She spent 12 years on the Duluth City Council and was As this issue goes to press and Labor can’t win this kind down as a city councilor if he preparing a run for mayor when her husband, Senator Sam voters are hopefully going to of election we’ll have to go wins the county board seat. Solon, passed away in December 2001. She won a special elec- the polls to select a candidate to back to the drawing board.” That will require a special elec- tion to replace him the next month. fill out the three years left on Boyle has been working tion for city council. A clinical psychologist, Prettner Solon, 68, has lived in Steve O’Neil’s term following hard with phone banks and Duluth since 1958. his death last summer. Angie doorknocking in spite of the Miller was appointed by the bitter cold and is grateful for all Rep. Tom Huntley won’t seek re-election county board to fill her hus- the help he’s received. State Representative Tom am humbled by this opportuni- “I am proud of the progress band’s seat since his death. “I’m proud of all the volun- Huntley announced Dec. 17 ty and the chance I have had to we have made to make Labor’s candidate is Boyle, teers from labor and progres- that he will not seek re-election work on issues so vital to the Minnesota the health care who has carried the AFL-CIO sives,” he said. “This is the to the Minnesota House of health of our people and state.” leader that we are,” said endorsement as a sitting Duluth grassroots getting it done. Representatives this year. The Virtually every significant Huntley. “We have been able to City Councilor. He is being Stauber is using a northern Democratic Farmer Labor piece of health care legislation make health care more accessi- challenged by Jim Stauber, an Florida service for mailings. I leader has represented eastern passed in Minnesota over the ble and affordable to families ultra conservative city coun- want to win this election and Duluth’s District (now) 7A past decade had Rep. Huntley’s and have set us on course to cilor who is stepping down we have a great list of voters since first being elected in 1992 fingerprints all over it. Huntley better address the coming from that position. IDed (identified).” after defeating Republican served as the House Health and health care challenges of the NEALC field coordinator Rep. Ben Boo, a former Duluth Human Services Finance Chair future.” Zach Sias has been leading full mayor. from 2007-2010 and is the cur- Huntley was an early sup- blown phone banks in the Huntley is the chair of the rent chair. Huntley chief- porter of the Affordable Care Labor Temple for Boyle since House Health and Human authored the Freedom to Act and took an active role Jan. 2, but Labor has been Services Finance Committee Breathe Act in 2007. He also nationally to organize state working the telephones for and will be completing his 11th served as a co-chair of lawmakers who supported its Boyle since he advanced in the term in the Legislature after it Governor Pawlenty’s health passage. President Obama county board primary election convenes Feb. 25. care reform task force and led summoned Huntley to Nov. 5. He has an excellent lifetime efforts to pass nation-leading Washington DC to help in the “We’ve been getting more voting record of 96% from the health care reform legislation effort to educate and pass the and more volunteers every Minnesota AFL-CIO. in 2008. Huntley credits those ACA. day,” Sias said Monday. “It has been an honor of a reforms and their focus on This year he chief-authored “We’ve really taken over the lifetime to serve the people of chronic disease management as legislation to expand Medical work with great volunteers.” Duluth and Minnesota at the a key marker that has set Assistance in Minnesota which At the end of the Central State Capitol,” said Huntley. “I Minnesota ahead of the pack. Body meeting many delegates See Huntley...page 8 Many ways to join in celebrating Dr. King Brainerd labor conference, Many events will honor Dr. Donna Brazile’s speech from will feature a free showing of Martin Luther King, Jr. this Minneapolis will be shown. A the 1993 documentary “At the bus trip for minimum wage weekend and on the holiday in free will offering will be taken River I Stand” in the Duluth Union members in central Minnesota will be meeting in his honor Monday, Jan. 20. to support community pro- Labor Temple’s Wellstone Brainerd Saturday, Jan. 25 at the first Central Minnesota Labor Duluth’s Got Talent grams. Hall, 2002 London Road (enter Conference and you’re invited.
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