Tensions rise between restaurant owners, worker advocates over proposed Minneapolis Labor Standards Board

Restaurant owners and labor unions are squaring off as the city of Minneapolis moves closer to establishing an advisory committee with the power to recommend new business regulations. More than two years ago, Mayor Jacob Frey and a Minneapolis City Council majority announced they would create a "Labor Standards Board" that would bring workers and employers together to identify workforce problems in specific industries as they come up and recommend solutions. A draft ordinance was expected to be released to the public last month, but wasn't. Council members say they...