“They’re good employees right out of the gate even without any training.”
At organizing boot camp, workers look to build power from the inside out
July 16, 2018 by
It takes a strong union to bargain a strong contract. Or, as CWA Local 7304 member Jim Wiebe put it: “A hammer doesn’t swing by itself.” A union steward and welder at the New Flyer bus facility in St. Cloud, Wiebe was one of 55 activists from across the Midwest who traveled to St. Paul […]
Women workers take on MN restaurant lobby over tip penalty
June 28, 2018 by
An attack on tipped workers’ wages is an attack on women.
Supreme Court ‘weaponizes’ First Amendment to attack public-sector workers
June 27, 2018 by
“The First Amendment was meant for better things,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in a dissent to the 5-4 decision.
MN’s public-sector workers aren’t mourning Janus, they’re organizing
June 27, 2018 by
The decision has prompted a lot of hand-wringing over the labor movement’s downfall. Don’t buy it.
Amazon workers sound alarm on conditions inside Eagan warehouse
June 4, 2018 by
East African women who load delivery vans delivered a message of their own to the world’s largest internet retailer today.
With pension and bonding bills, Dayton saves best for last
May 31, 2018 by
Dayton has “firmly cemented his legacy as a champion for working people,” Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy said.
Teamsters end beer strike, credit ‘labor solidarity’ for keeping them strong
May 25, 2018 by
Not one member of Teamsters Local 792 crossed the picket line during the strike, and all 93 striking workers will return to their jobs.
Trades-backed alliance ramps up recruitment as MN’s construction industry booms
May 16, 2018 by
Minnesota’s Building Trades unions are behind an effort to restock the pipeline of workers entering the industry with with women, veterans and people of color.
Newspaper workers demand hedge-fund owners invest or sell
May 16, 2018 by
“We can’t just sit back and let them write history by ruining community newspapers,” Pioneer Press reporter Nick Ferraro said. “We have to write a little bit of history ourselves.”
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