Finding a Green Way to Govern

Goals & Priorities for 2018 and Beyond Goals 1.         F ight climate change  while sustaining our environment, creating green jobs and cleaning up our soil, water and air. 2.         Dismantle institutional racism   and close the racial and economic disparities   in health, housing, education, wealth, employment, and the criminal justice system. 3.         Forge a more just and durable local economy  that supports small, independent and cooperative businesses, enhances human dignity and promotes the common good by providing people with meaningful work, economic security, fair compensation, decent working conditions and the right to organize at the work place. 4.          Make Minneapolis a safe and healthy city where we  prioritize people’s well-being  and make sure that ...

News from Cam Gordon Council Member, Second Ward http://www.minneapolismn.gov/ward2 http://secondward.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/camgordonward2 State Preemption of Local Employee Protections. The Minnesota House has voted for a bill that will, if passed by the Senate and signed by the Governor, remove all local control over workplace protections. That includes the earned sick and safe time that the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have already adopted. This bill would remove earned sick and safe time from about 140,000 workers. It would also remove all possibility for local action on a minimum wage, fair scheduling, and other locally-adopted workplace protections.  The bill is opposed not only by the City of Minneapolis, but also Metro Cities, the League of MN Cities, and countless labor unions and progressive organizations. This is a an attack on both economic justice and grassroots democracy, both on working people and on local governments’ right and obligation ...