
“The time for debate is over,” Pastor James Erlandson said. “It’s time to pass the ordinance.”
The voice of Saint Paul's working families since 1897

SPFT members are helping their district reverse declining enrollment by doing what unions do best: organizing.

A self-described “organizer at heart,” Nelson knows it takes people power to make meaningful change.

“I’m a math teacher. I don’t have millions of dollars at my disposal… But I’ve got my union family.”

The labor movement was at its strongest when we took on fights that benefited the entire working class.