“The labor community is going to stand with our brothers and sisters in the federal workforce,” St. Paul RLF President Bobby Kasper said, “and it’s reassuring to know we have friends in Congress who will do the same.”
Union members rally in Minneapolis to end shutdown
January 10, 2019 by
Tomorrow, tens of thousands of federal employees won’t get their regularly scheduled paychecks. Today, their union family rallied in Minneapolis – and cities across the U.S. – to say that’s not OK. Dozens of union members and retirees joined a demonstration along Hiawatha Avenue, just blocks from the Veterans Administration Medical Center. They called […]
Shakopee workers demand safety, solutions from Amazon
December 14, 2018 by
Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar to protesting workers: “I am excited that you recognize your power.”
Fight for $15’s next target: MSP Airport
November 26, 2018 by
Nearly 3,000 workers would benefit from raising MSP’s minimum wage to $15, a boost of close to $13 million into the Twin Cities economy.
Two years after Thanksgiving shock, Teamsters aren’t letting FLE off the hook
November 1, 2018 by
Members of Local 120 are still fighting for the wages they’re owed.
Workers put Trump on notice: ‘The U.S. mail is not for sale!’
October 8, 2018 by
Union solidarity is taking the wind out of Trump’s push to privatize the USPS.
Postal unions call National Day of Action to stop privatization
October 3, 2018 by
Local supporters will rally over the noon hour Oct. 8, outside the downtown Minneapolis Post Office.
Union ambassadors make case for public schools in St. Paul
August 28, 2018 by
SPFT members are helping their district reverse declining enrollment by doing what unions do best: organizing.
Guild members lead effort to halt leak investigation in Minneapolis
August 10, 2018 by
The union warns of a “chilling effect on free speech.”
Construction unions recruit veterans to trade helmets for hardhats
July 26, 2018 by
“They’re good employees right out of the gate even without any training.”
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