Workers have publicly offered to renegotiate their union contracts with Twin Cities hospitals in an effort to help address staffing shortfalls that, workers warned, are only getting worse.
Half Price Books workers in Roseville, St. Paul form unions
October 18, 2021 by
Half the staffing has meant double the work for employees since the chain of booksellers reopened post-pandemic, but workers are pushing back.
After landslide union election, M Health psych staff ready to bargain for wages, safety
September 28, 2021 by
A resounding “union yes” vote gives 350 psychiatric associates at M Health Fairview momentum as they look to negotiate better wages, safety protections and a voice in decisions that affect their jobs.
Frustration builds as lawmakers blow deadline for plan to pay frontline workers
September 22, 2021 by
Workers accuse politicians of holding up the process in an attempt to pit frontline workers against each other.
MN nurse on Biden task force: ‘I’m the one who brings reality’
September 22, 2021 by
“I may not be the one who can bring all the fancy data, but what I am is the only frontline worker with eyewitness testimony,” Mary Turner said. “I’m the one who brings reality.”
Minnesota AFL-CIO wraps 55th convention with call for solidarity
September 21, 2021 by
Delegates reflected on the importance of solidarity during times of crisis, and reaffirmed their commitment to building a just, inclusive labor movement.
Essential workers tell lawmakers: Minnesotans support emergency leave
June 17, 2021 by
“We aren’t asking for a handout,” Minnesota Nurses Association President Mary Turner said. “What we are asking for is justice.”
As special session nears, unions push lawmakers to prioritize working people
May 25, 2021 by
Minnesota unions are calling on state lawmakers to include crisis relief, paid leave and protections for working people in their final budget. “Working people need their lawmakers’ help,” they said in a letter to legislative leaders this week.
Walz joins Building Trades unions in remembering fallen workers
April 28, 2021 by
In a ceremony today on the State Capitol grounds, Gov. Tim Walz and Labor Commissioner Roslyn Robertson joined members of Twin Cities Building Trades unions in paying tribute to workers who died in the past two years due to work-related injuries or illnesses. Observed each year on April 28, Workers Memorial Day honors those who lost their lives on the job. In ceremonies across North America, union members pause […]
Metro Transit workers reject management’s ‘best and final’ offer
March 30, 2021 by
Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 voted May 17 to reject Metro Transit’s “best and final offer.” The vote, in which 72% opposed the deal, shows “the members want management to get to the table and get this finished,” Ryan Timlin, Local 1005 president, said. The union planned to request additional bargaining dates. Local […]
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