Another 1,200 OPEIU members may honor SEIU’s picket line.
House votes to restore worker voice on the job
February 6, 2020 by
The PRO Act, which would strengthen protections for workers trying to form a union, is dead on arrival in the Senate.
ISD 622 support staff push back, win contracts they deserve
January 24, 2020 by
Turns out, the district’s “best and final offer” was neither best nor final.
St. Paul educators to district: ‘We’re here for our students’
January 23, 2020 by
Unions’ student-centered demands are falling on deaf ears.
Union solidarity drives fight for $15 at MSP Airport
January 22, 2020 by
They may work different jobs or carry different union cards, but workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are fighting together to raise MSP’s minimum wage to $15. And their solidarity is paying off. The Metropolitan Airports Commission, which oversees operations at MSP Airport, is advancing an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage in three […]
Labor trafficker’s victims speak out, pointing to need for reform
January 17, 2020 by
Notorious wage broker Ricardo Batres, who pleaded guilty to felony charges of labor trafficking and insurance fraud in November, received a nine-month sentence in Hennepin County district court Wednesday. The sentencing brought to a close the first labor trafficking case to emerge from Minnesota’s construction industry. But worker advocates, armed with the findings of an […]
MSP catering workers protest on busy travel day
November 26, 2019 by
Their rallying cry: “One job should be enough.”
Trafficker’s plea deal reveals construction industry ‘in distress,’ advocates say
November 20, 2019 by
When a notorious wage broker pleaded guilty to two felony charges in Hennepin County this week, it was welcome news for unions and community groups working to rid Minnesota’s construction industry of labor abuses. “We are grateful that the legal system is holding those who commit wage theft and illegal trafficking of construction workers seriously,” […]
To open more eyes to apprenticeship, Carpenters open training center doors
November 15, 2019 by
Latesha Hayes’ career path came full circle this morning. A fourth-year apprentice with the Carpenters union, Hayes was one of six tradeswomen who led 33 eighth-grade girls from Roseville on a tour of the union’s St. Paul training center. The students put on hard hats and safety glasses, worked with tools of the trade and […]
Voters back labor candidates, campaigns in local elections
November 12, 2019 by
Candidates carrying the unified labor endorsement performed well in local elections across the East Metro last week, and union members helped pass several school-funding measures as well. The St. Paul Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, endorsed 25 candidates on the ballot in 2019, and 23 won their races. All six school levy and bond referendums endorsed […]
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