“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.
SEIU pulls MN lawmaker’s endorsement over union busting at Planned Parenthood
July 7, 2023 by
Planned Parenthood workers this week pledged to continue fighting back against an intimidation campaign targeting elected union leaders at the reproductive health organization’s North Central States chapter. Meanwhile, the Service Employees (SEIU) union announced it had rescinded its endorsement of the Minnesota legislator who serves as the nonprofit’s CEO. Over 440 employees of Planned Parenthood […]
Minnesota unions praise historic legislative session
May 24, 2023 by
A bill to address hospital staffing shortfalls, however, fell short of the union nurses’ expectations.
St. Paul baristas to Starbucks: ‘We’re not going away’
May 19, 2023 by
“It’s been a year and we still haven’t had any bargaining sessions that Starbucks has shown up to.”
Ban on captive audience meetings advances in Minnesota Legislature
May 3, 2023 by
The employer tactic has come under scrutiny in recent years, as union membership has remained flat despite polling that shows interest in forming unions at a near-record high.
AFSCME members picket Carter’s State of the City speech
April 19, 2023 by
“I would love to feel like the mayor actually respects the work that we do and respects how difficult it can be.”
Construction wage theft back on MN lawmakers’ agenda
March 17, 2023 by
Construction firms in Minnesota would bear greater legal responsibility for the labor practices of their subcontractors under legislation introduced by DFL lawmakers last month. Building Trades unions and worker advocacy groups say the measure is necessary in the wake of reported abuses on non-union construction sites, most notably the Viking Lakes development in Eagan, where […]
Senate Republicans block $1.9 billion infrastructure jobs proposal
March 16, 2023 by
Union tradespeople pleaded with Republicans not to hold up the package of local public-works projects as leverage in a political fight with the DFL majority.
‘Bill of Rights’ would fund $25 minimum wage, health benefits for hourly school staff
March 9, 2023 by
As striking food service workers in Hastings put a spotlight on hardships faced by some of the lowest-paid school employees, state lawmakers this week debated bold, new legislation to lift standards for all hourly school workers. The “Education Support Professionals’ Bill of Rights,” introduced by DFLers in both the House and Senate, would establish a […]
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