After a speedy organizing drive that took just two months, eligible staff at the ACLU of Minnesota won voluntary recognition from the 70-year-old civil rights organization July 2.
ILSR staff seek union to ‘internally reflect what we are externally organizing for’
July 19, 2021 by
ILSR union members said they believe collective bargaining will give them more power to promote equity and transparency at the organization – and to advocate for their own well-being.
Home care workers, clients push Congress to act on ‘jobs, care, justice’
July 13, 2021 by
Investing in the care economy is also a matter of racial and economic justice, advocates said.
Medical cannabis workers ‘insulted’ by MN grower’s contract offer
July 9, 2021 by
Workers at Vireo Health’s growing facility and eight cannabis patient centers across the state voted unanimously to reject the employer’s “last, best and final” contract proposal in June.
Outnumbered on the job site, tradeswomen find camaraderie, support via new ‘Lean In Circles’
June 18, 2021 by
Building Trades unions in the U.S. and Canada have launched a peer mentorship and training program to help tradeswomen thrive in an industry historically dominated by men. Lean In Circles for Union Tradeswomen, a partnership between unions and LeanIn.Org, brings tradeswomen together in small groups – virtual gatherings during the pandemic – to connect, share […]
Essential workers tell lawmakers: Minnesotans support emergency leave
June 17, 2021 by
“We aren’t asking for a handout,” Minnesota Nurses Association President Mary Turner said. “What we are asking for is justice.”
Nurses fear Children’s restructuring will leave some without care
June 9, 2021 by
In informational picketing, pediatric nurses looked to raise public awareness about their fight for enough staffing and beds for patients at Children’s.
Unions say Minnesota’s new labor board is ‘superior in every way,’ but its future remains uncertain
June 9, 2021 by
The fate of a newly opened state agency dedicated to keeping public-sector labor disputes out of court hangs in the balance as Minnesota lawmakers negotiate a new, two-year budget.
In meeting with Smith, home care workers, clients back Biden plan to fund ‘caregiving infrastructure’
June 3, 2021 by
“We are all depending on the women doing this work to keep all of our lives going,” home care worker Jacqueline Kelly told the senator. “And what could be more valuable than that?”
St. Paul unions stepped up to help feed families in our community – and beyond
May 25, 2021 by
Led by the nonprofit St. Paul Labor Studies and Resource Center, local unions helped distribute 2.5 million pounds of free food through the USDA’s Farmers to Families program, which will sunset this month.
Union Advocate 