Labor’s leading role in the march on Signature Aviation illustrates how unions here – and across the U.S. – are showing solidarity with immigrant communities under attack.
MSP Airport unions lead march on ICE terminal as labor shows solidarity with Somali community
December 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Families, educators, food shelves brace for SNAP cutoff: ‘This is a policy choice’
October 31, 2025 by
The Trump administration has refused to release more than $5 billion in SNAP contingency funds, a move unions say is an attempt to leverage hunger for political gain.
Ramsey County workers fight to save detox services: ‘It’s life or death’
October 23, 2025 by
AFSCME members criticized county leaders for scrapping the Detoxification and Withdrawal Management program during a substance-abuse crisis in the community.
Pipefitters turn out for union’s annual Heat’s On service day
October 20, 2025 by
Heat’s On has given back over $4 million in volunteer work hours and repairs over the last four decades.
LIUNA summit digs into Minnesota’s infrastructure outlook
October 16, 2025 by
The half-day event covered topics like water and energy infrastructure, incentives for high-road housing development, workforce development and initiatives within the industry to increase workers’ access to mental-health resources.
Unions join coalition pushing ‘yes’ vote on administrative citations in St. Paul
September 24, 2025 by
St. Paul unions are teaming up with labor and community groups this fall on a campaign to advance administrative citations from the general election ballot to the capital city’s charter.
For Macalester staff, union drive gained urgency after Nov. 5
July 24, 2025 by
For many non-faculty workers at Macalester, their jobs suddenly felt a lot less secure after President Trump’s victory.
MN nurses make contract gains despite headwinds
July 24, 2025 by
The new contracts include 10% raises over the next three years, new tools to address workplace violence and requirements that hospitals provide coverage for nurses when they go on breaks.
Tradeswomen honored at local ceremony as Trump halts efforts to diversify industry
July 23, 2025 by
Union tradespeople from across Minnesota gathered at a White Bear Lake banquet facility June 5 to celebrate winners of the 2025 Women Building Success Awards, which recognize women forging careers in an industry long dominated by men. Minnesota Building Trades unions founded Women Building Success (WBS) in 2017 to recognize and promote the achievements of […]
Member support, stories turned tide for state workers in tough round of talks
July 22, 2025 by
Union negotiators cited two factors as key to securing a contract they could recommend: a visible, vocal pool of support from rank-and-file members and unshakable solidarity between AFSCME Council 5 and MAPE.
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