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Campus & State
Unions push for greater approval
Delegates for the state's two largest unions, Council 6 of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees and the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, met Saturday to discuss the tentative contract drawn up between the state and the unions.
Earlier in the month, the two unions rejected a state proposal because of the lack of health benefit increases. To avoid a strike, negotiators went back to the table and came up with a new contract which has the state increasing premiums, co-payments and deductibles. But the new contract also puts a wage freeze into effect, with only half of the union members eligible for a yearly wage increase.
Representatives for both unions stated they would recommend that members vote to approve the new contract.
Gun-safety classes cause conflict
Many students in the Winona school district sign up for firearm safety courses taught at schools each year and are asked to bring their own guns, unloaded, to the class. But the district's year-old "zero-tolerance" policy prohibits students from bringing guns on school property, even if unloaded and for a safety class.
Many parents prefer the new law ever since the 1999 Columbine and this month's Cold Spring shootings, saying schools are not as safe as they used to be and allowing any firearm on school grounds sends a bad message. Others simply state they are teaching safety, not shooting.
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