Union members rolled out the welcome mat for state lawmakers today, four months after a legislative subcommittee pulled the rug out from under their contracts.
Minnesota gained 46,000 union members last year, reversing decade-long decline
January 19, 2018 by
Working people’s voice grew stronger last year in Minnesota, where organizing gains pushed union membership to its highest point since 2004.
Eliot Seide: How to survive and thrive in a right-to-work nation
March 6, 2017 by
I believe our unions can survive and thrive in a right-to-work nation. America isn’t powered by quitters and neither is our labor movement. We’re committed to our members, to each other, and to our communities. With President Trump and Justice Gorsuch, we know right-to-work will happen. The only question is how soon. Survival won’t be […]
Minnesota union members marched against Trump in droves. Here’s why
January 27, 2017 by
Dressed in hard hats and union colors, union members were among the estimated 100,000 people who joined the Women’s March in Minnesota one day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, capping three days of protests – locally and nationally – that put the new administration on notice of popular opposition to his policy objectives and governing […]
Jeff Couillard: What if retail workers took a two-week break – starting on Black Friday?
November 22, 2016 by
It’s that time of year when retail executives get excited about the kind of record profits they will be raking in from mid-November to the end of the year. Retailers have been pushing out their deals earlier and earlier so consumers have more and more choices to cash in on a “super” deal ahead of […]
Area Red Cross workers join AFSCME after first-of-its-kind union drive
November 14, 2016 by
In his 16 years working as a phlebotomist for the American Red Cross, Roy Nodsle had seen union-organizing drives start and sputter before. But last summer, he finally saw one cross the finish line. “I’ve never been union before, but the idea of a group of people having a voice to talk about our workplace […]
‘Minnesotans are the losers’ when divided Legislature plays politics with transportation
November 2, 2016 by
Republicans and Democrats rarely agree, but when the Minnesota Legislature convened in January 2015, leaders of the GOP House and the DFL Senate were sounding an awful lot alike. It was time to address the state’s transportation needs, they agreed. And the state could not afford to wait. Nearly two years later, Minnesotans are still […]
Eliot Seide: Loud bully or change maker? It’s our choice
August 30, 2016 by
Donald Trump is angling for voters like us – workers fed up by stagnant wages and an economy rigged for the rich. Don’t swallow his bait! Trump calls himself a “blue-collar billionaire.” There is no such thing! He’s really a bad boss who fires people on a game show. America needs a real president, not […]
Allina nurses announce Labor Day strike deadline, as unions statewide pledge support
August 26, 2016 by
Standing with leaders of unions representing workers across Minnesota, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association today announced they have delivered notice to Allina Health of their intent to begin an open-ended strike on Labor Day at five Twin Cities facilities. The two sides “regressed” in mediated talks earlier this week, MNA director Rose Roach […]
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