Metro Transit workers vote to authorize strike

“Our message to Metro Transit is let’s get back to the table and really start negotiating.”

After ‘unprecedented’ disrespect from Planned Parenthood, union plans to escalate contract campaign

“They’ve never seen an employer make a proposal to undo so many substantial pieces of progress already won through the bargaining process,” health educator Elizabeth Wolfe said.

Allina Health clinicians file for union election

They would be the nation’s largest private-sector union of clinicians.

Insulted by 1% wage offer, Half Price Books workers strike

Management canceled talks after more than 40 workers showed up to bargaining this morning.

Bussin’ baristas take Starbucks union campaign on road

Members of Starbucks Workers United embarked on a nationwide tour to pressure Starbucks into bargaining in good faith with their union.

Workers keep pressure on Half Price Books for a fair first contract

The bookseller developed a case of writer’s block when it came time to draft economic terms.

St. Paul baristas to Starbucks: ‘We’re not going away’

“It’s been a year and we still haven’t had any bargaining sessions that Starbucks has shown up to.”

State to invest $240 million in replacing lead pipes

Gov. Walz called the program part of an ‘infrastructure renaissance’ he sees happening across the U.S.

Walz signs refinery safety bill at St. Paul Pipefitters hall

It took a change in Senate leadership to get the bill to Walz’s desk, but Minnesota’s oil refineries will soon be subject to stricter safety training standards.

Union solidarity key to Delta workers’ organizing campaign

Three unions seeking to bring together 45,000 Delta Air Lines ramp workers, mechanics and flight attendants rallied their supporters at the Labor Center.