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 […]
St. Paul lawmaker vows to act on health care for MSP workers if MAC won’t
January 29, 2024 by
Airport workers are dialing up the pressure on employers at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport and the airport’s governing body to do something to make their health insurance more affordable. Health benefits have been a sticking point in separate negotiations covering two groups of workers at MSP Airport, about 450 airline catering workers represented by […]
Sun Country flight attendants demand wages, work rules to match industry peers
January 17, 2024 by
Nearly five years into their campaign for a new union contract, flight attendants at Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines are still fighting for their fair share of the company’s growing profits. Members of Teamsters Local 120, which represents about 600 flight attendants at Sun Country, held informational picketing Jan. 10 outside Terminal 2 at Minneapolis-St. Paul […]
Union members bristle at Allina plans for more hospital cuts
October 27, 2023 by
Health care workers don’t want to see pandemic-level staffing become the new normal.
Rally in Rice Park Saturday to support striking actors
September 25, 2023 by
The Sept. 30 rally is sponsored by the SAG-AFTRA Twin Cities Local, which is keeping a close eye on contract negotiations in anticipation of Minnesota luring more film production work with a newly expanded tax credit.
Local Teamsters show they’re ready to strike for fair share of record UPS profits
July 21, 2023 by
“We want – and we’re going to get – what we’ve got coming to us,” said Teamsters Local 120 President Tom Erickson.
Twins’ summer concert series keeps Stagehands out in cold
July 11, 2023 by
“They don’t want to play ball,” Local 13 Business Manager Wendell Bell said.
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