Now is a great time to look back at 1934, to learn how a wide range of workers changed the course of history and to consider how today’s workers might change this course themselves.
2023 Teacher of the Year reflects on ‘life-changing event’
April 23, 2024 by
St. Paul educator Michael Houston discusses his experience as 2023 Teacher of the Year and how he tried to use the platform
Health care unions back debt reform push in MN Legislature
April 22, 2024 by
Jennifer Schultz has been cancer free for over two years, but being free from the debt she’s amassed in her battles with the illness feels a long way off for the four-time survivor from St. Paul. “Sometimes it feels like I’m in a constant cycle of medical debt,” Schultz told labor, faith and community activists […]
Educators call on MN lawmakers to restore the promise of their pension
March 1, 2024 by
Education Minnesota is making pension reform a legislative priority as disparities that have been baked into the Teachers Retirement Association since 1989 are coming to a head.
Unions to stay vigilant at Capitol: ‘What we’ve got can go away in a vote’s notice’
February 23, 2024 by
The state’s largest labor federation has identified its top priorities for the session, and defending the gains made in 2023 is at the top of the list.
St. Paul educators vote to authorize strike: ‘It’s time for us to stop being disrespected’
February 16, 2024 by
The St. Paul Federation of Educators’ 3,689 members – teachers, education assistants and school professionals – could go on strike in March.
MSP flight attendants from multiple carriers rally together on worldwide day of action
February 14, 2024 by
Their unions may bring different issues and priorities to the bargaining table, but flight attendants share a common demand for more respect.
Led by nurses, coalition of MN unions to push ‘Healing Greed Agenda’ in 2024
February 9, 2024 by
The agenda focuses on safety, nurse retention and increased accountability for health systems and their highly paid executives.
St. Paul lawmaker vows to act on health care for MSP workers if MAC won’t
January 29, 2024 by
Airport workers are dialing up the pressure on employers at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport and the airport’s governing body to do something to make their health insurance more affordable. Health benefits have been a sticking point in separate negotiations covering two groups of workers at MSP Airport, about 450 airline catering workers represented by […]
Sun Country flight attendants demand wages, work rules to match industry peers
January 17, 2024 by
Nearly five years into their campaign for a new union contract, flight attendants at Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines are still fighting for their fair share of the company’s growing profits. Members of Teamsters Local 120, which represents about 600 flight attendants at Sun Country, held informational picketing Jan. 10 outside Terminal 2 at Minneapolis-St. Paul […]
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