The new contracts include 10% raises over the next three years, new tools to address workplace violence and requirements that hospitals provide coverage for nurses when they go on breaks.
St. Paul educators’ new contracts deliver pay increases, preserve classroom gains
March 14, 2024 by
St. Paul educators voted this week to ratify new union contracts that will improve their pay and benefits while upholding the in-classroom supports they won in previous bargaining cycles. “Educators often bargain for things that are outside of those bread-and-butter issues,” St. Paul Federation of Educators President Leah VanDassor said. “This time around, we’re really […]
ATU members ratify contract that will ‘raise the bar’ at Metro Transit
February 20, 2024 by
A new, three-year contract with the agency will increase wages by 13%.
For Mia workers, fresh approach to bargaining delivers big gains
March 15, 2023 by
After their first public contract campaign in recent memory, union members who work at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) ratified a new agreement yesterday that will raise wages by $4 per hour across the board over the next two and a half years. The contract covers about 120 members of Office and Professional Employees […]
After March strike, MN Epilepsy Group workers settle contract that preserves longevity pay
June 24, 2022 by
The contract covers 60 EEG technologists, who provide brain-wave testing to patients at hospitals and clinics across the Twin Cities.
TAs win access to training in deal with St. Paul schools
February 13, 2020 by
“We want to learn how to serve our students better,” TA Dallas Robertson said..
Teamsters end beer strike, credit ‘labor solidarity’ for keeping them strong
May 25, 2018 by
Not one member of Teamsters Local 792 crossed the picket line during the strike, and all 93 striking workers will return to their jobs.
Teamsters to vote on U’s final contract offer [UPDATED]
January 9, 2018 by
Members of Teamsters Local 320 have voted to accept the U’s final offer, the union announced yesterday.
Medical cannabis workers’ new contract reflects industry growth
January 17, 2017 by
Workers at Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of two companies authorized by the state to produce medical cannabis, voted unanimously Jan. 12 to ratify a new union contract that reflects – and anticipates – growth in the industry. The three-year pact includes annual wage increases, provides premium pay for lead positions and time spent training other […]
Home care union, state reach tentative agreement on new contract
January 5, 2017 by
After negotiations that took nearly four months to conclude, home care workers are poised to vote on a tentative agreement for a new union contract with the State of Minnesota that would raise their wage floor from $11 to $13. The home care workers’ union, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, announced the tentative agreement in a press […]
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