Each day the lockout continues, Teamsters warn, Marathon is putting its workers and surrounding communities at risk.
Teamsters at Marathon’s St. Paul Park refinery strike over safety
January 21, 2021 by
Operations and maintenance workers at Marathon Petroleum’s refinery in St. Paul Park went on strike today. Members of Teamsters Local 120 say they are taking a stand not just for good jobs, but also for the safety of their community. At issue in the dispute is management’s ability to replace union members with workers from […]
Wait for vaccines to reopen schools, St. Paul educators say
January 18, 2021 by
St. Paul educators, parents and community members wary of the district’s plan to resume in-person learning staged a car rally Jan. 12, calling on administrators to hold off on reopening buildings until COVID-19 vaccines are available to school staff. St. Paul Public Schools plans to begin a phased-in reopening of elementary schools and some other […]
Making the adjustment: Union apprenticeship programs get creative to navigate COVID-19 safely
December 21, 2020 by
The result isn’t always ideal, but what has been in 2020?
Local veterans, workers call out union busting at VA
November 11, 2020 by
Members of the AFGE and Veterans for Peace have demonstrated relentlessly near the Minneapolis VA hospital as the Trump administration’s attacks keep coming.
For some local union members, Trump’s attacks hit close to home
October 30, 2020 by
Trump’s first term has been a disaster for working people. But for some union members, this election feels personal.
Augsburg University staff have formed a union
October 29, 2020 by
The clerical and professional workers are giving the university president a week to recognize their union.
Smith earned labor endorsement in Senate race with hard work
October 28, 2020 by
Smith has been on working people’s side throughout her career in politics, and working people are on her side as she seeks re-election – with the labor endorsement – to her first full term in the Senate.
Union volunteers, broad coalitions power Labor 2020 political campaign
October 27, 2020 by
Unions aren’t just talking about unity, either. They’re backing it up with action, working in coalition to grow participation in the election.
As hospital cuts loom in St. Paul, workers demand accountability, engagement from M Health Fairview
October 22, 2020 by
With hundreds of jobs at stake, union nurses and health care workers are sounding the alarm on M Health Fairview’s plan to slash services at two St. Paul hospitals and close 16 clinics across the region. The health system announced plans this month to close Bethesda Hospital, the only COVID-19 specialty hospital in the area, […]
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