By mobilizing their members and tapping solidarity from the local labor movement, Building Trades unions won an unexpected fight over prevailing wage in West St. Paul.
Poll finds ‘staggering’ support among Minnesotans for massive ICE protest
January 30, 2026 by 3 Comments
The polling found 23% of Minnesota voters participated in some way, with 38% of participants saying they did not go to work and 65% saying they did not shop.
Still on strike, Starbucks union gains strength with organizing win in St. Paul
December 11, 2025 by
Striking baristas at three Twin Cities locations plan to rally Dec. 20 at 2305 Fairview Avenue in Roseville.
MSP Airport unions lead march on ICE terminal as labor shows solidarity with Somali community
December 3, 2025 by
Labor’s leading role in the march on Signature Aviation illustrates how unions here – and across the U.S. – are showing solidarity with immigrant communities under attack.
Families, educators, food shelves brace for SNAP cutoff: ‘This is a policy choice’
October 31, 2025 by
The Trump administration has refused to release more than $5 billion in SNAP contingency funds, a move unions say is an attempt to leverage hunger for political gain.
Providers at Allina clinics, urgent cares plan one-day strike Nov. 5
October 24, 2025 by
“A lot of us are just at our breaking points collectively, and we feel like we have done everything we can to avoid getting to this point,” Dr. Nick VenOsdel, a pediatrician at the Hastings clinic, said. “The time to fight is now.”
Ramsey County workers fight to save detox services: ‘It’s life or death’
October 23, 2025 by
AFSCME members criticized county leaders for scrapping the Detoxification and Withdrawal Management program during a substance-abuse crisis in the community.
Union members at No Kings: ‘We have to show solidarity’
October 20, 2025 by
“No Kings” was an opportunity to leverage the power of solidarity against Trump’s far-reaching attacks, and solidarity is something union members understand well.
As baristas warn of strike, Starbucks closes MN’s first unionized store
October 17, 2025 by
“It was sudden, it was callous and it was cruel.”
Workers strike at South St. Paul tannery that supplies Red Wing Shoes
October 16, 2025 by
Members of Workers United Local 150 walked off the job Oct. 9, accusing their employer, Twin City Tanning, of refusing to bargain in good faith.
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