
We know the political pendulum doesn’t swing our way unless working people get out there and push it.
The voice of Saint Paul's working families since 1897

We know the political pendulum doesn’t swing our way unless working people get out there and push it.

Magler gained initiation into Local 455 in February 1981. Before going to work as a business agent nine years ago, he worked as a welder, mostly in power plants.

Six years ago, it was dismissed as too radical. Today, $15 for all workers is written into St. Paul’s legislative code.

“It’s simple, it’s popular and it’s the right thing to do,” St. Paul pastor Corinne Freedman Ellis said.

It’s a seasonal tradition Local 633 apprentices carried on this year with help from Twin Cities Plasters Local 265.

Nearly 3,000 workers would benefit from raising MSP’s minimum wage to $15, a boost of close to $13 million into the Twin Cities economy.

In Minnesota, we know what’s at stake. We’ve seen the attacks on working people in states around us.