Efforts to halt the spread of COVID-19 are creating immediate economic hardship for many working families, but help is available during the crisis.
In victory for unions, Trump administration leaves construction out of new apprenticeship rule
March 30, 2020 by
Allowing IRAPs in the industry would have created a shortcut around the rigorous standards of registered apprenticeship, unions argued.
With N-95 collection drive, nurses gear up for challenge ahead
March 25, 2020 by
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Minnesota grows higher, prompting the state’s health care system to brace for a wave of hospitalizations, registered nurses are holding a collection drive at their union headquarters in St. Paul to stock up on personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies. The public’s support in just the […]
Unions push pandemic response leaving no worker behind
March 19, 2020 by
Unions seek protective gear, emergency sick leave, bonding bill as part of pandemic response.
Strike ends, but educators vow to fight on for public schools
March 13, 2020 by
SPFE bargained for the public good. The public had SPFE’s back.
Senators push back against Trump’s union-busting
March 11, 2020 by
In his administration’s latest swipe at federal unions, President Trump last month gave Defense Secretary Mark Esper unprecedented authority to strip collective bargaining rights from nearly 750,000 civilian workers at the agency. Democratic senators, including Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, urged Esper in a letter last week “to exercise great restraint” with his new […]
SPPS educators strike for schools their students deserve
March 10, 2020 by
Teachers turned West 7th Street into a sea of red on Day 1 of their strike.
Mounds View paras stick together with strike vote
March 6, 2020 by
Union demands reflect the changing nature of paras’ work.
Ordway offers union-member discount on tickets to Sting’s ‘The Last Ship’
March 6, 2020 by
Members of creative and labor unions can get tickets for just $49.
Building a clean economy ‘on the high road’
March 5, 2020 by
Strengthening union rights would be a win for the planet, too, BlueGreen Alliance director Jason Walsh says.
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