St. Paul educators set March 11 strike deadline, seek community support

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

“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

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’

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

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

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

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

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 […]

Sun Country flight attendants demand wages, work rules to match industry peers

Nearly five years into their campaign for a new union contract, flight attendants at Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines are still fighting for their fair share of the company’s growing profits. Members of Teamsters Local 120, which represents about 600 flight attendants at Sun Country, held informational picketing Jan. 10 outside Terminal 2 at Minneapolis-St. Paul […]

Retail janitors brace for busy holiday weekend with no holiday pay

The benefit will be a top priority for SEIU members in talks with cleaning contractors this winter.