We get things done by showing up in solidarity, supporting each other and inviting allies to join us in our work.
Union-led coalition takes on proposed hospital cuts
January 29, 2020 by
“This is patient abandonment,” MNA President Mary Turner said.
Unions on USMCA: ‘Working people made it better’
January 28, 2020 by
Pushed by workers, Democrats added more enforceable labor standards.
ISD 622 support staff push back, win contracts they deserve
January 24, 2020 by
Turns out, the district’s “best and final offer” was neither best nor final.
Union volunteers introduce youth to ice fishing
January 24, 2020 by
Elevator Constructors Local 9 and the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance co-hosted Take Kids Ice Fishing Day last Saturday on frozen Chisago Lake, where dozens of union volunteers introduced more than 75 young anglers to the sport. “We had a great turnout, and the event went really well,” project leader and Local 9 member Dave Morin said. […]
St. Paul educators to district: ‘We’re here for our students’
January 23, 2020 by
Unions’ student-centered demands are falling on deaf ears.
Union solidarity drives fight for $15 at MSP Airport
January 22, 2020 by
They may work different jobs or carry different union cards, but workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are fighting together to raise MSP’s minimum wage to $15. And their solidarity is paying off. The Metropolitan Airports Commission, which oversees operations at MSP Airport, is advancing an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage in three […]
Labor trafficker’s victims speak out, pointing to need for reform
January 17, 2020 by
Notorious wage broker Ricardo Batres, who pleaded guilty to felony charges of labor trafficking and insurance fraud in November, received a nine-month sentence in Hennepin County district court Wednesday. The sentencing brought to a close the first labor trafficking case to emerge from Minnesota’s construction industry. But worker advocates, armed with the findings of an […]
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