Delegates reflected on the importance of solidarity during times of crisis, and reaffirmed their commitment to building a just, inclusive labor movement.
Leadership changes, but Trades’ focus remains on building careers, communities
July 22, 2021 by
A new president gaveled the 75th convention of the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council to order at Madden’s on Gull Lake today, as delegates unanimously affirmed their Executive Board in electing Laborers Local 563 Business Manager Joe Fowler to lead the statewide organization. President Emeritus Harry Melander, who retired in June after […]
Minnesota organizing drive puts the ‘union’ back in ACLU
July 19, 2021 by
After a speedy organizing drive that took just two months, eligible staff at the ACLU of Minnesota won voluntary recognition from the 70-year-old civil rights organization July 2.
ILSR staff seek union to ‘internally reflect what we are externally organizing for’
July 19, 2021 by
ILSR union members said they believe collective bargaining will give them more power to promote equity and transparency at the organization – and to advocate for their own well-being.
Nurses fear Children’s restructuring will leave some without care
June 9, 2021 by
In informational picketing, pediatric nurses looked to raise public awareness about their fight for enough staffing and beds for patients at Children’s.
Unions say Minnesota’s new labor board is ‘superior in every way,’ but its future remains uncertain
June 9, 2021 by
The fate of a newly opened state agency dedicated to keeping public-sector labor disputes out of court hangs in the balance as Minnesota lawmakers negotiate a new, two-year budget.
In meeting with Smith, home care workers, clients back Biden plan to fund ‘caregiving infrastructure’
June 3, 2021 by
“We are all depending on the women doing this work to keep all of our lives going,” home care worker Jacqueline Kelly told the senator. “And what could be more valuable than that?”
Teamsters take fight to Marathon as refinery dispute enters fifth month
May 25, 2021 by
From St. Paul Park to Speedway stations and beyond, local Teamsters are taking on the nation’s largest independent refining company in a fight for local jobs and safe communities.
Staff announce union drives at two Twin Cities charter schools
May 4, 2021 by
Staff at two Twin Cities charter schools kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week earlier this month by filing for recognition of their unions. Teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff from Great River School in St. Paul and Hiawatha Academies in Minneapolis went public with their campaigns after filing signed authorization cards with the National Labor Relations Board […]
Organizing among Twin Cities nonprofit workers continues to bear fruit
April 22, 2021 by
Workers at no less than 10 Twin Cities nonprofits have unionized in the last year. Two more are poised to win recognition in the coming weeks.
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