Union members have emerged as a leading voice of opposition to the proposed merger between M Health Fairview and Sanford Health.
In Senate, new DFL majority puts refinery safety atop to-do list
February 1, 2023 by
Refinery safety is back on the agenda at the Minnesota Capitol. Union tradespeople helped pack the Senate Labor Committee’s hearing Jan. 12, when members heard public testimony on a bill that would require registered apprenticeship training for workers performing certain jobs in the state’s two petroleum refineries. “In my career it was easy to spot […]
Food service workers in Hastings schools set Feb. 7 strike date
January 26, 2023 by
Food service workers today put the Hastings public school district on notice of their intent to strike Feb. 7 unless the two sides reach agreement on a new union contract before then. “We’re united, and we’re ready to strike if the district won’t pay us what we’re worth and stop nickel-and-diming us about our working […]
Science Museum workers vote to unionize
January 20, 2023 by
Workers at the Science Museum of Minnesota have voted to form a union. Council 5 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers (AFSCME) announced the election results today. Museum workers petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union election in November, and the board tallied votes yesterday. “Workers at the Science […]
Time has come for statewide earned sick and safe time, MN lawmakers say
January 17, 2023 by
In St. Paul, the ordinance has worked so well that council members are poised to strengthen it, extending coverage to employees of companies outside St. Paul when they perform work in the city.
Starbucks stalls, baristas strike
December 16, 2022 by
Workers at Starbucks locations in St. Paul and St. Anthony are joining a nationwide strike this weekend to protest the coffee chain’s slow-footed approach to negotiating first contracts with newly unionized stores. It’s the second time in a month that baristas at the two local stores have gone on targeted, unfair-labor-practice strikes. The first came […]
Two from Plumbers Local 34 honored with nationwide ‘Heroes’ award
December 15, 2022 by
The St. Paul plumbers union has a pair of heroes in its apprenticeship pipeline. Twice in 2022, apprentices with Plumbers Local 34 have been named Tradeswomen Heroes by North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU). Each month the awards program recognizes four union trades-women, selected from across the country, for their work on and off the […]
Rail workers rally, call for Biden to act on sick leave, crew sizes
December 14, 2022 by
Freight lines are putting greed before the health and safety of their workers and the public, union members say.
AFSCME members to rally Saturday at MN History Center
December 12, 2022 by
Union members say MNHS has offered “pretty much the bare minimum” since they began bargaining a first contract in June 2022. “It’s pretty disappointing.”
Peter Rachleff: Looking for History Day help? Check out the East Side Freedom Library
December 9, 2022 by
The East Side Freedom Library invites the middle and high school students in your families to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors. National History Day is a great program in which students are challenged to develop a project as an illustration of a theme. Students, individually or in small teams, might take […]
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