Working people’s voice grew stronger last year in Minnesota, where organizing gains pushed union membership to its highest point since 2004.
Appeals court sides with home care workers’ union – again
January 18, 2018 by
Corey Van Denburgh, a PCA from Anoka, called the legal challenge a “tragic misuse of time and energy.”
Union volunteers building Super-sized ice palace in St. Paul (photos)
January 17, 2018 by
Building Trades volunteers are building the city’s most ambitious ice palace in over a decade. Construction of the 4,000-block, 70-foot tall structure began last week, and it’s on track to wrap up before the St. Paul Winter Carnival begins its 17-day run Jan. 25. Festival organizers anticipate Super Bowl visitors will flock to Rice Park […]
Prominent activist to talk $15, #MeToo with tipped workers in St. Paul
January 16, 2018 by
Saru Jayaraman’s work reveals the tip penalty’s troubling impact on working conditions in the restaurant industry, especially regarding sexual harassment.
As Super Bowl approaches, NFL players take sides in local labor standoffs
January 12, 2018 by
Players union stands with Teamsters at U of M, calls out Franklin Street Bakery co-owner for abusing workers’ rights.
Union coat drive will help St. Paul’s homeless youth keep warm
January 11, 2018 by
“If students don’t know how they’re going to stay warm on their way home – or if they’ll be able to stay warm when they get there – it’s really hard to focus during school.”
Community Ed offers courses in labor history, construction careers
January 10, 2018 by
Want to learn more about local labor history? Looking to explore career opportunities in the construction trades? Community Ed has you covered.
Teamsters to vote on U’s final contract offer [UPDATED]
January 9, 2018 by
Members of Teamsters Local 320 have voted to accept the U’s final offer, the union announced yesterday.
Albert Lea hospital workers stand up to Mayo with historic one-day strike
December 19, 2017 by
ALBERT LEA – Minnesota’s largest hospital system has picked a fight with two of its smallest bargaining units, but union members at the Mayo Clinic Albert Lea hospital aren’t backing down in their fight for job security and quality rural health care. Workers aren’t standing alone against the health care Goliath, either. Nursing assistants, housekeepers, maintenance […]
Teachers to large nonprofits: ‘We all have a stake’ in St. Paul schools
December 18, 2017 by
Tom Stinson, a school nurse at Harding Senior High, sat across a table from two representatives of Allina Health last month and painted an unsettling picture. “Our kids will usually go to the nurse in their school eight times before they access any health care outside the school,” Stinson said. “They don’t get to the […]
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