Travelers passing through Minneapolis-St. Paul International this holiday season can congratulate the airport’s food service-workers on a new union contract.
Still on strike, Starbucks union gains strength with organizing win in St. Paul
December 11, 2025 by
Striking baristas at three Twin Cities locations plan to rally Dec. 20 at 2305 Fairview Avenue in Roseville.
Providers at Allina clinics, urgent cares plan one-day strike Nov. 5
October 24, 2025 by
“A lot of us are just at our breaking points collectively, and we feel like we have done everything we can to avoid getting to this point,” Dr. Nick VenOsdel, a pediatrician at the Hastings clinic, said. “The time to fight is now.”
Educators, families, students unite behind St. Paul levy campaign
October 24, 2025 by
If the levy fails, the district will need to cut programming and services by $37.2 million before school starts next fall.
As baristas warn of strike, Starbucks closes MN’s first unionized store
October 17, 2025 by
“It was sudden, it was callous and it was cruel.”
Workers strike at South St. Paul tannery that supplies Red Wing Shoes
October 16, 2025 by
Members of Workers United Local 150 walked off the job Oct. 9, accusing their employer, Twin City Tanning, of refusing to bargain in good faith.
Carpenters union’s tip leads to felony wage-theft charges
September 22, 2025 by
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and law-enforcement leaders credited the local Carpenters union with playing a key role in their investigation of wage-theft allegations on a public housing site in St. Paul, which resulted in criminal charges filed Sept. 3. Choi’s office charged Jose Herrera, Carrie Gutbrod-Herrera and Joseph Herrera, owners of Bayvista Incorporated, with […]
U of M workers launch organizing drive: ‘If ever there was a time, it is now’
September 19, 2025 by
A union contract, workers said, would provide greater certainty at an uncertain time for higher education.
Legal Services staff look to increase transparency in first contract
September 19, 2025 by
SMRLS’s new “wall-to-wall” bargaining unit brings together over 70 workers, including staff attorneys, support staff, accountants and development professionals.
Hotel workers in downtown St. Paul authorize strike, cite wage gap with Minneapolis
September 18, 2025 by
Workers plan to hold informational picketing outside the InterContinental on Sept. 19 at 4:30 p.m.
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