Sarah Lazare at Workday Magazine reports on a broad coalition of Unions, Worker Centers and community groups, whose Members have lobbied, rallied and presented petitions in favor of a Labor Standards Board.  As a result, earlier this year, three Council Members announced their intent to introduce the ordinance to the Minneapolis City Council.  The proposed Labor Standards Board would be appointed by the City Council and the Mayor and composed of 15 Members: Five representing Workers; Five the community; and five business.  This Board would have the authority to create new, temporary Boards to address Labor Standards in specific industries, like childcare or building management, as well as geographies, like downtown Workers in low-wage industries, or a combination thereof.  These Boards would also be tripartite - composed of representatives of Workers, the community and business.  While the temporary Boards could not create laws themselves, they could make recommendations to the government, and such recommendations would be weighted heavily.  The idea guiding this legislation is that, to improve conditions in a sector, you need to study and review that sector, to learn about its specific challenges

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