Minnesota’s nursing homes have seen some of the worst staffing shortages in the country in recent years.
Updated prevailing wage standards ‘a tremendous win’ for tradespeople
June 10, 2024 by
The Labor Department’s updated federal prevailing wage standards in Minnesota will ensure tradespeople working on the Biden administration’s historic infrastructure investments are paid fairly and consistently, union leaders say.
Indeed Brewing union could be sign of things to come as cannabis law kicks in
April 23, 2024 by
Indeed Brewing has a union label. Workers at the taproom and production facility in northeast Minneapolis successfully formed a union last month after over two years of organizing with the Twin Cities hospitality union, UNITE HERE Local 17. The new bargaining unit brings together 31 workers, an overwhelming majority of whom not only signed union […]
Museum workers rally public support for contract campaign
April 23, 2024 by
The union’s bargaining team has put forth over 20 contract proposals during negotiations that began over eight months ago, only to wait as long as five months for management to respond.
2023 Teacher of the Year reflects on ‘life-changing event’
April 23, 2024 by
St. Paul educator Michael Houston discusses his experience as 2023 Teacher of the Year and how he tried to use the platform
Health care unions back debt reform push in MN Legislature
April 22, 2024 by
Jennifer Schultz has been cancer free for over two years, but being free from the debt she’s amassed in her battles with the illness feels a long way off for the four-time survivor from St. Paul. “Sometimes it feels like I’m in a constant cycle of medical debt,” Schultz told labor, faith and community activists […]
Macalester student workers launch public union drive: ‘It’s been exhilarating’
March 26, 2024 by
Mac student workers hope to bargain for better pay and protected, respectful lines of communication with their supervisors.
Bargaining moves at slowest pace in two decades as Minnesota educators get bold
March 25, 2024 by
Educators Lakeville, Burnsville and across Minnesota are being bold in their contract demands this bargaining cycle, sticking together for compensation gains that, union members say, are overdue after years of underfunding.
Grocery workers workers win historic raises, landmark safety language in new contracts
March 25, 2024 by
Lunds & Byerly’s workers bargained a first-in-the-nation process to develop policies covering violent events in their stores.
Video game workers in Minnesota make history with union drive
March 22, 2024 by
About 600 workers at Activision Central Quality Assurance, including 334 in Eden Prairie, won voluntary union recognition from Microsoft, the firm’s parent company.
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