Since Minnesota workers formed the first union at a Half Price Books location, booksellers at stores in Indiana, Illinois, Kansas and California have unionized, too.
After trendsetting campaign, Twin Cities workers ratify first contracts with Half Price Books
June 12, 2024 by
Indeed Brewing union could be sign of things to come as cannabis law kicks in
April 23, 2024 by
Indeed Brewing has a union label. Workers at the taproom and production facility in northeast Minneapolis successfully formed a union last month after over two years of organizing with the Twin Cities hospitality union, UNITE HERE Local 17. The new bargaining unit brings together 31 workers, an overwhelming majority of whom not only signed union […]
Museum workers rally public support for contract campaign
April 23, 2024 by
The union’s bargaining team has put forth over 20 contract proposals during negotiations that began over eight months ago, only to wait as long as five months for management to respond.
Macalester student workers launch public union drive: ‘It’s been exhilarating’
March 26, 2024 by
Mac student workers hope to bargain for better pay and protected, respectful lines of communication with their supervisors.
Bargaining moves at slowest pace in two decades as Minnesota educators get bold
March 25, 2024 by
Educators Lakeville, Burnsville and across Minnesota are being bold in their contract demands this bargaining cycle, sticking together for compensation gains that, union members say, are overdue after years of underfunding.
Grocery workers workers win historic raises, landmark safety language in new contracts
March 25, 2024 by
Lunds & Byerly’s workers bargained a first-in-the-nation process to develop policies covering violent events in their stores.
Video game workers in Minnesota make history with union drive
March 22, 2024 by
About 600 workers at Activision Central Quality Assurance, including 334 in Eden Prairie, won voluntary union recognition from Microsoft, the firm’s parent company.
St. Paul educators’ new contracts deliver pay increases, preserve classroom gains
March 14, 2024 by
St. Paul educators voted this week to ratify new union contracts that will improve their pay and benefits while upholding the in-classroom supports they won in previous bargaining cycles. “Educators often bargain for things that are outside of those bread-and-butter issues,” St. Paul Federation of Educators President Leah VanDassor said. “This time around, we’re really […]
Allina cancer center nurses vote to unionize after management shrugs off safety concerns
February 29, 2024 by
“We were told they were building the plane as they were flying it, and that we’d be failing forward together.”
Nursing home workers plan to strike as new industry standards board ramps up work
February 23, 2024 by
“How many more good people will we lose because of the low pay, lack of benefits and ongoing disrespect?”
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