Nurses at the esteemed treatment center in Chisago County voted to unionize last month, part of a recent organizing surge among health care workers in the Twin Cities area.
Minnesota unions grew by 23,000 members last year
February 3, 2025 by
Minnesota unions made membership gains in 2024, according to an annual report released last month by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nationally, union density remained about the same.
Solidarity in the skies: In St. Paul, Delta workers rally together for a union
February 3, 2025 by
One of the largest organizing drives in the country got a boost in St. Paul last month, as Delta Air Lines flight attendants and ramp, cargo and tower workers pushed closer to a union election at the world’s most profitable carrier. Supporters spilled out of a crowded union hall at the St. Paul Labor Center […]
Union election in February for Macalester student workers
December 16, 2024 by
The vote will be open to an estimated 1,300 students in a wide range of work-study jobs.
OPEIU members warn HealthPartners they’re ‘not going back’ on health benefits
December 13, 2024 by
Local 12 members blasted the organization’s executives for pleading poverty at the bargaining table while their CEO earns $1,500 per hour – more than many members earn in a pay period.
AFSCME members to Ramsey County: ‘Residents First = Workers First’
December 12, 2024 by
Four local unions representing over 2,000 Ramsey County employees are holding firm to their key demands as bargaining with the county inches closer to their contracts’ Dec. 31 expiration date.
Allina doctors mark one year since union vote with call for progress in talks
December 12, 2024 by
Unionized doctors in the Allina Health system are frustrated with the slow pace of contract negotiations and management’s failure to address concerns about ongoing lab-processing delays.
OPEIU members say Wilson-McShane is shortchanging them in talks
December 10, 2024 by
The Wilson-McShane Corporation serves unions in Minnesota and across the Midwest as a third-party benefit administrator, but workers at the company say management is trying to shortchange their union in a surprisingly combative round of contract negotiations. Members of Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 12 set up informational picket lines outside Wilson-McShane’s offices in […]
Workers call out ‘anti-union activities’ at Minnesota nursing homes
October 23, 2024 by
Members of the state’s largest health care union are calling on one of the state’s largest nursing home companies to join them in working toward a solution to short staffing in the industry.
With support from shoppers, St. Paul co-op workers win landslide union election
October 11, 2024 by
Mississippi Market Co-Op workers voted to unionize, bringing together 158 workers at the grocer’s three St. Paul locations.
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