The benefit will be a top priority for SEIU members in talks with cleaning contractors this winter.
Rally in Rice Park Saturday to support striking actors
September 25, 2023 by
The Sept. 30 rally is sponsored by the SAG-AFTRA Twin Cities Local, which is keeping a close eye on contract negotiations in anticipation of Minnesota luring more film production work with a newly expanded tax credit.
Hudson GM workers ‘just waiting to get the call’ to join Big 3 strike
September 15, 2023 by
Autoworkers at General Motors’ parts-distribution facility in Hudson, Wis., are not on strike today, but union members say they are ready to walk if their international union directs them to the picket line. “We’re on standby right now, just waiting to get the call,” United Autoworkers (UAW) Local 722 President Steve Frisque said. “If we […]
Minnesota unions praise historic legislative session
May 24, 2023 by
A bill to address hospital staffing shortfalls, however, fell short of the union nurses’ expectations.
St. Paul baristas to Starbucks: ‘We’re not going away’
May 19, 2023 by
“It’s been a year and we still haven’t had any bargaining sessions that Starbucks has shown up to.”
Ban on captive audience meetings advances in Minnesota Legislature
May 3, 2023 by
The employer tactic has come under scrutiny in recent years, as union membership has remained flat despite polling that shows interest in forming unions at a near-record high.
Kera Peterson: Unions are having a resurgence, and every member can be part of it
May 1, 2023 by
At the AFL-CIO Convention last summer, the nation’s largest labor federation set an ambitious goal to bring 1 million new members into our unions over the next 10 years. Since then, the federation has made a strategic investment in creating the Center for Transformational Organizing (CTO), which will bring together a broad coalition of union […]
Bree Halverson: Minnesota’s clean economy should power good-paying, safe jobs
March 1, 2023 by
Minnesota has a new law that puts us on a path to 100% clean energy by 2040. That’s indisputably good for the environment. Thanks to the strong labor standards and equity provisions in the bill, it will also be great for all workers in our state, specifically union workers. Our nation has been struggling with […]
Women workers leading push for statewide paid family leave
February 16, 2023 by
Women workers have provided compelling, personal testimony about paid family leave and its potential to improve working families’ lives.
Workers turn out for a say in Metro Transit’s safety plan
February 10, 2023 by
Metro Transit bus and train operators packed Met Council chambers Feb. 8, demanding input into the agency’s plan to improve safety across the local transit system. Council members were poised to approve that plan, finalized by Metro Transit in December, but they voted 7-5 to postpone any action for at least one week, giving management […]
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