Is sex trafficking inevitable along Enbridge pipeline route? Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune
DULUTH Among the thousands of pages of documents filed in the Enbridge Line 3 permitting process, state regulators made a striking conclusion about construction on the pipeline: The addition of a temporary, cash-rich workforce increases the likelihood that sex trafficking or sexual abuse will occur.
Advocates, law enforcement, the company and unions are working to ensure that isn t the case as work on the $2.6 billion pipeline across northern Minnesota enters its second month of construction. This is a very real problem that affects all walks of life, all colors, males and females, though we do see higher levels in Indigenous communities and in communities of color that tend to be lower-income, said Sheila Lamb, a youth advocate and member of the state Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force. I think the best thing we can do as community members is to assum
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NLRB Official Approves Union Vote By Mail, Citing COVID-19
Law360 (January 6, 2021, 6:59 PM EST) An NLRB official directed construction workers looking to unionize with International Union of Operating Engineers Local 351 to hold their vote by mail because of the high COVID-19 positivity rate where their company is based, despite the employer s objections.
A National Labor Relations Board regional director said Tuesday in response to a petition by Local 351 that boilermakers, laborers and foreman employed by Austin Maintenance and Construction Inc. in Artesia, New Mexico, can vote by mail. The high COVID-19 positivity rate there met a condition that the board said in a previous decision could necessitate such a vote, according to the.
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DULUTH Among the thousands of pages of documents filed in the Enbridge Line 3 permitting process, state regulators made a striking conclusion about construction on the pipeline: The addition of a temporary, cash-rich workforce increases the likelihood that sex trafficking or sexual abuse will occur.
Advocates, law enforcement, the company and unions are working to ensure that isn t the case as work on the $2.6 billion pipeline across northern Minnesota enters its second month of construction. This is a very real problem that affects all walks of life, all colors, males and females, though we do see higher levels in Indigenous communities and in communities of color that tend to be lower-income, said Sheila Lamb, a youth advocate and member of the state Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force. I think the best thing we can do as community members is to assume this is rampant and to take a stance that we will do anything in our
Workers give to help disadvantaged families
Staff report
The Christmas Gifts for Children group would like to personally thank the following individuals for helping to make this year special for so many underprivileged children in our area. From Price Gregory International - Eric Pickett (Project Manager), Todd Burleson (Superintendent), Wyatt Wahlbrink (Assistant Superintendent), Don Fleming (Safety), and Karen Curlee (Office Manager); from TC Energy Foundation - Sean Van Horn (Construction Manager), and Camille Schutte (Field Office Manager).
Networking, Christmas, and pipeline workers recently made a special connection to help local families. For nearly 30 years, the Christmas Gifts for Children program in Piketon, Ohio, has earned endearing support from hundreds of individuals, businesses and organizations to buy Christmas gifts for thousands of children. Just one conversation opened the door to a $30,000 donation for the program from generous donors who happened to be in tow
Meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
Land Department Meeting Room - 218 Washburn Ave. E., Backus
1. 9:00 AM. Call to Order
b. Pledge of Allegiance.
c. Oath of Office by Honorable Judge Charles Halverson, Commissioners Jeff Peterson, Robert Kangas and Rick Haaland
d. 2021 Board reorganization
f. Election of 2021 Chair
g. Approval of agenda for discussion. (Any requests to be heard not on the proposed agenda are considered for inclusion at this time.)
2. 9:15 AM. Josh Stevenson - County Administrator
a. Consent Agenda
c. Approve 2021 Committee Appointments
d. Adopt Resolution 02-21 on 2021 Printing & Publishing
e. 2021 County Board Meeting Schedule
f. Continuity of Operations Plan
g. COVID Relief Grant Funding