About 600 workers at Activision Central Quality Assurance, including 334 in Eden Prairie, won voluntary union recognition from Microsoft, the firm’s parent company.
Educators call on MN lawmakers to restore the promise of their pension
March 1, 2024 by
Education Minnesota is making pension reform a legislative priority as disparities that have been baked into the Teachers Retirement Association since 1989 are coming to a head.
St. Paul educators set March 11 strike deadline, seek community support
February 28, 2024 by
SPFE has set up an online form for supporters to email board members.
Nursing home workers plan to strike as new industry standards board ramps up work
February 23, 2024 by
“How many more good people will we lose because of the low pay, lack of benefits and ongoing disrespect?”
ATU members ratify contract that will ‘raise the bar’ at Metro Transit
February 20, 2024 by
A new, three-year contract with the agency will increase wages by 13%.
St. Paul educators vote to authorize strike: ‘It’s time for us to stop being disrespected’
February 16, 2024 by
The St. Paul Federation of Educators’ 3,689 members – teachers, education assistants and school professionals – could go on strike in March.
MSP flight attendants from multiple carriers rally together on worldwide day of action
February 14, 2024 by
Their unions may bring different issues and priorities to the bargaining table, but flight attendants share a common demand for more respect.
State Labor Department seeks $2.4 million from two local subcontractors
January 30, 2024 by
After a 15-month investigation that spanned 19 construction sites, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced Dec. 19 that it will seek to recover $1.2 million in unpaid wages and the same amount in liquidated damages from two subcontractors that allegedly schemed together to cheat 25 workers out of the pay they were owed. […]
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 […]
Union approves first contract at Planned Parenthood North Central States
January 19, 2024 by
Planned Parenthood North Central States workers in Minnesota and four other states voted to ratify their first union contract this week, capping a tumultuous round of negotiations with the reproductive health organization, where workers voted to unionize in July 2022. The new contract takes effect retroactively to Jan. 1 and covers about 430 members of […]
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