At the heart of the “Labor 2024” campaign will be conversations between union members – in the break room, on the doorstep or over the phone – about what matters to them.
Updated prevailing wage standards ‘a tremendous win’ for tradespeople
June 10, 2024 by
The Labor Department’s updated federal prevailing wage standards in Minnesota will ensure tradespeople working on the Biden administration’s historic infrastructure investments are paid fairly and consistently, union leaders say.
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.
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.
Union members push bill to give striking workers unemployment benefits
March 22, 2024 by
“Going on strike will still be financially challenging, but at least workers won’t be starved back to work,” one union member said.
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 […]
St. Paul educators set March 11 strike deadline, seek community support
February 28, 2024 by
SPFE has set up an online form for supporters to email board members.
Unions to stay vigilant at Capitol: ‘What we’ve got can go away in a vote’s notice’
February 23, 2024 by
The state’s largest labor federation has identified its top priorities for the session, and defending the gains made in 2023 is at the top of the list.
Led by nurses, coalition of MN unions to push ‘Healing Greed Agenda’ in 2024
February 9, 2024 by
The agenda focuses on safety, nurse retention and increased accountability for health systems and their highly paid executives.
Workers encouraged to make sure they see full benefit of Minnesota’s new sick time law
January 30, 2024 by
Minnesota’s new earned sick and safe time mandate took effect Jan. 1, and state lawmakers and regulators are encouraging workers to check with their employers to make sure they are earning the full benefit provided by the new law. That means banking a minimum of one hour of earned sick and safe time for every […]
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