“Everyone’s together on this,” John Helkamp, the local’s financial secretary, said. “We’re essential workers. We’d like a fair contract.”
Mounds View paras stick together with strike vote
March 6, 2020 by
Union demands reflect the changing nature of paras’ work.
Outbreak adds urgency to janitors’ push for sick pay
March 4, 2020 by
The epidemic puts a grim spotlight on access to sick leave in the U.S.
St. Paul educators set March 10 strike deadline
February 26, 2020 by
SPFE gave the district a preview today, picketing at several school sites.
SPFE sets strike vote, parent info session
February 11, 2020 by
Find out what St. Paul educators are fighting for – and why they’re willing to strike for it.
1,800 HealthPartners caregivers set strike date
February 7, 2020 by
Another 1,200 OPEIU members may honor SEIU’s picket line.
ISD 622 support staff push back, win contracts they deserve
January 24, 2020 by
Turns out, the district’s “best and final offer” was neither best nor final.
St. Paul educators to district: ‘We’re here for our students’
January 23, 2020 by
Unions’ student-centered demands are falling on deaf ears.
At organizing boot camp, workers look to build power from the inside out
July 16, 2018 by
It takes a strong union to bargain a strong contract. Or, as CWA Local 7304 member Jim Wiebe put it: “A hammer doesn’t swing by itself.” A union steward and welder at the New Flyer bus facility in St. Cloud, Wiebe was one of 55 activists from across the Midwest who traveled to St. Paul […]
SPFT, district reach agreement, pledge to take on funding shortfalls together
February 12, 2018 by
Members of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers will not strike tomorrow, but they aren’t walking away from the fight for fully funded schools.
