Minneapolis considers making Juneteenth a paid holiday for city employees
Minneapolis considers making Juneteenth a paid holiday for city employees If approved, the city would join a growing number of employers honoring the day celebrating emancipation in the United States. April 27, 2021 11:53am Text size Copy shortlink:
Minneapolis is considering giving city employees a paid day off for Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
If the effort ultimately succeeds, Minneapolis will join a growing number of employers who are honoring the holiday in the wake of George Floyd s death.
Supervisors in the city s Human Resources department recommended adding Juneteenth to the list of 11 other paid, city holidays, saying it would reflect the city s commitment to diversity and racial equity. They noted, too, that city workers and labor unions si
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Rift between Mayor Frey and Council President Bender widens at key moment for police reform Minneapolis is torn on best path to reform April 24, 2021 4:45pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Mayor Jacob Frey and a small group of city staffers gathered inside a conference room in his City Hall office, waiting for a judge to read the verdict in Derek Chauvin s trial.
They had spent months brainstorming various security plans and would soon need to decide which scenario would unfold on city streets.
Outside, in a grassy area near the Hennepin County Government Center, a handful of City Council members joined protesters anxiously waiting to hear whether their fears of an acquittal would be fulfilled or whether they might see the justice they sought handed down in George Floyd s death. Among them was City Council President Lisa Bender, whose working relationship with Frey has frayed in recent months.