“We’re taught sports is this level playing field, this epitome of America, where anybody who’s good can make it. Yet the reality is it’s a very unlevel playing field.”
Teachers, allies keep heat on Ecolab, U.S. Bank as Super Bowl party ramps up
January 29, 2018 by
Activists called out the corporations funding the Super Bowl for prioritizing a high-profile game over people’s lives.
Here’s how labor activists plan to celebrate Super Bowl week
January 26, 2018 by
“Minnesota’s Super Bowl shouldn’t just be about entertaining the rich and the powerful,” bakery worker Travis Reinhart said.
One Fair Wage or tip penalty? Debate splits St. Paul service industry
January 24, 2018 by
Unions and worker advocacy groups oppose a two-tier wage system, arguing it leaves behind the very workers a minimum wage is supposed to benefit.
St. Paul Federation of Teachers schedules strike vote
January 24, 2018 by
Frustrated by the St. Paul Public Schools’ refusal to take up their top priorities in contract negotiations, SPFT members will take a strike authorization vote Jan. 31.
Union volunteers step ‘outside their element’ on ice palace job site
January 22, 2018 by
“It’s out of the ordinary for anyone in the trades to be using a chainsaw.”
Minnesota gained 46,000 union members last year, reversing decade-long decline
January 19, 2018 by
Working people’s voice grew stronger last year in Minnesota, where organizing gains pushed union membership to its highest point since 2004.
Appeals court sides with home care workers’ union – again
January 18, 2018 by
Corey Van Denburgh, a PCA from Anoka, called the legal challenge a “tragic misuse of time and energy.”
Union volunteers building Super-sized ice palace in St. Paul (photos)
January 17, 2018 by
Building Trades volunteers are building the city’s most ambitious ice palace in over a decade. Construction of the 4,000-block, 70-foot tall structure began last week, and it’s on track to wrap up before the St. Paul Winter Carnival begins its 17-day run Jan. 25. Festival organizers anticipate Super Bowl visitors will flock to Rice Park […]
Prominent activist to talk $15, #MeToo with tipped workers in St. Paul
January 16, 2018 by
Saru Jayaraman’s work reveals the tip penalty’s troubling impact on working conditions in the restaurant industry, especially regarding sexual harassment.
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