The new bargaining unit brings together about 100 workers from Twin Cities Habitat and its lending subsidiary, TCHFH Lending, Inc. Members work in construction, real estate, the Habitat ReStore, resource development and other programs and services.
Lawmakers take up educators’ call for new insurance pool
March 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Education Minnesota reports that high insurance costs are a leading factor in driving licensed educators away from the profession. Lower-paid school employees, meanwhile, often forego the district’s insurance and look to public programs for coverage.
Washington County workers ready to strike for staffing, mental health benefits
March 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Members of a bargaining unit representing nearly 900 Washington County employees voted in late February to authorize a strike, demanding a new union contract that addresses understaffing and improves their access to mental-health benefits. Local 517 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) delivered a petition with over 1,800 signatures to […]
Report exposes union-busting in Minnesota nursing homes
March 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
At one nonprofit nursing home with a religious affiliation, an administrator leaned on Biblical proverbs to suggest that union organizers were wolves in sheep’s clothing.
Detained Guild member’s son attends SOTU as Omar’s guest
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
The family launched an online fundraiser, and 6,000 people have signed onto a petition for Paco’s release.
For St. Paul city workers, bargaining shifted into high gear after Her took office
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Clerical and technical workers at the City of St. Paul locked in wage increases that will ensure most union members earn $20 per hour by 2028.
Workers call on Fairview, other health systems to adopt best practices for ICE interactions
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Workers across the health care industry began sounding the alarm that immigrant patients were avoiding hospitals and clinics, deferring needed care and going without their medications.
Despite tough climate for organizing, unions notched gains in 2025
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Unions saw modest growth last year both nationwide and in Minnesota, where 15.8% of workers were represented by unions in 2025, an increase of 1%.
Restaurant workers call on industry group to ’86 ICE’
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
The “86 ICE!” campaign calls for hospitality employers and employees to work together on training, planning and surviving the crisis created by increased immigration enforcement.
After authorizing strike, SEIU members at HealthPartners celebrate TA
February 5, 2026 by
Workers at HealthPartners clinics across the Twin Cities put their bosses on notice last month that they were willing to strike to defend their industry-leading health benefits. Yesterday their union reached tentative agreement on a new contract that does just that. If ratified, the three-year contract also will deliver wage increases – 4% in year […]
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