Union members say MNHS has offered “pretty much the bare minimum” since they began bargaining a first contract in June 2022. “It’s pretty disappointing.”
Unions back Little in Dakota County Attorney race
October 21, 2022 by
Matt Little supported the state’s groundbreaking wage theft legislation while serving in the Minnesota Senate in 2019. Now, he’s running for Dakota County Attorney to put the new law to work stopping exploitation in the workplace and on the job site. Prosecuting wage theft cases is “totally within your purview” as county attorney, Little said. […]
St. Paul school employees vote to strike, plan rally Tuesday
October 10, 2022 by
Contract talks covering 265 workers began in April, but the district has refused to meet union members’ demands on wages, training, remote work and other issues.
After hitting the streets, Ramsey County workers win raises
January 26, 2022 by
By showing up in force outside the Ramsey County Courthouse, members of five AFSCME locals persuaded county negotiators to put their proposed wage freeze on ice.
Organizing among Twin Cities nonprofit workers continues to bear fruit
April 22, 2021 by
Workers at no less than 10 Twin Cities nonprofits have unionized in the last year. Two more are poised to win recognition in the coming weeks.
Union volunteers, broad coalitions power Labor 2020 political campaign
October 27, 2020 by
Unions aren’t just talking about unity, either. They’re backing it up with action, working in coalition to grow participation in the election.
Walz signs historic infrastructure bill from Ironworkers’ training floor
October 21, 2020 by
The bill also provides a long-sought emergency rate increase for the state’s home care workers and keeps open two correctional facilities.
For 20 years, Lynne Larkin-Wright helped union members get through the ‘bumps on the road’
July 28, 2020 by
Union members in economic crisis have had a friend in Lynne Larkin-Wright, who retired July 2 from her position as an AFL-CIO Community Services liaison in St. Paul.
Excluded from unemployment benefits, hourly school workers speak out: ‘It is insulting’
July 16, 2020 by
School employees have been fighting to change the law restricting their access to UI benefits for decades. Now, the pandemic has brought the issue to a tipping point.
Unions push pandemic response leaving no worker behind
March 19, 2020 by
Unions seek protective gear, emergency sick leave, bonding bill as part of pandemic response.
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