In a school year unlike any other, educators and other staff need a voice in decisions that affect their safety, unions say.
In meeting with Smith, postal employees pledge to ‘go the extra mile’ to ensure mail-in ballots count
August 18, 2020 by
As U.S. Sen. Tina Smith met with postal workers, letter carriers and reporters outside the sprawling mail distribution center in Eagan today, a pickup truck exiting the facility slowed to a stop near the crowd. The driver lowered her window and barked out a brief message for Smith before speeding away. “Thank you, senator!” she […]
MN nurses union backs mask mandate
July 7, 2020 by
Nurses say masks could help “stave off a resurgence of the vicious COVID-19 virus that has ravaged this state.”
More than a building, a building block on city’s East Side
May 8, 2020 by
There’s a new book about St. Paul’s East Side Freedom Library, and it offers “a nicely woven story about a place, a people and a public space,” according to our reviewer.
Unions hold vigil for workers exposed to COVID-19
May 2, 2020 by
“To workers who have contracted COVID, this is for you,” Minnesota Nurses Association President Mary Turner said.
Unions move quickly to keep tradespeople safe on jobsites
April 28, 2020 by
Union leaders are taking COVID-19 – and their members’ concerns about the pandemic – seriously.
Workers Memorial Day: Walz issues proclamation, unions plan remote observance
April 28, 2020 by
As unions pause to remember their fallen members, COVID-19 has given new urgency to their fight for worker safety.
Resources for workers impacted by COVID-19 response
March 30, 2020 by
Efforts to halt the spread of COVID-19 are creating immediate economic hardship for many working families, but help is available during the crisis.
Ordway offers union-member discount on tickets to Sting’s ‘The Last Ship’
March 6, 2020 by
Members of creative and labor unions can get tickets for just $49.
Trades celebrate Women Build Success awards
February 27, 2020 by
Local tradeswomen honored the most badass among them.
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