Dale Moerke

Corporate profits skyrocket while worker pay remains flat
July 09, 2019
Submitted by Dale Moerke, Luverne, field staff West Area Labor Council- Red River Valley/AFL-CIO In 2018 CEOs of Standard and Poor’s 500 companies made on average $14.5 million, up from the $500,000 dollar raise from 2017. Compare that to the average rank-and-file worker who received barely more than a $1,000 raise, bringing total take-home pay in 2018 to $39,888. Even with the extra cash, wages…
Moerke: Let your support for state's freedom to drive legislation be known
March 19, 2019
To the Editor, I recently renewed my license tabs and as usual, I had to show a valid driver’s license and show proof of insurance. This ensures that I have been trained in the use of an automobile, understand the rules and regulations and have the necessary insurance. I believe that every driver on the road should do the same. Soon our state legislators will have an opportunity to make the…
Moerke: 'Silence is complicity'
August 15, 2017
To the Editor: It should not be hard to condemn the actions of the white supremacists. It should not be hard to condemn the actions of the neo-Nazis. It should not be hard to condemn the actions of the Ku Klux Klan. It should not be hard to call the murder of Heather Heyer an act of domestic terrorism. Staying silent when so-called patriots take to the streets with a violent agenda — spewing…

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