“As a business owner I can make this work,” Kyatchi’s Sam Peterson said. “You can have a successful business and pay your people well and still make a profit.”
St. Paul’s minimum wage will increase July 1. Here’s how one local restaurant is adapting
May 3, 2021 by
From the Eight-Hour Day to the $15 Minimum Wage: A conversation between past and present
March 24, 2021 by
In its inclusive membership, its vision of broad and sweeping change, and its insistence that all workers should share in the wealth that they produce, the Fight for $15 shares a kinship with the movement for the eight-hour day.
Victory at MSP, as workers win $15 after long campaign
October 19, 2020 by
The working people who keep Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport running, who keep it clean and who have made it safe for travelers during the COVID-19 crisis are about to get a well-deserved raise. Members of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) voted unanimously today to put the airport on track to a $15 minimum wage. The […]
Union solidarity drives fight for $15 at MSP Airport
January 22, 2020 by
They may work different jobs or carry different union cards, but workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are fighting together to raise MSP’s minimum wage to $15. And their solidarity is paying off. The Metropolitan Airports Commission, which oversees operations at MSP Airport, is advancing an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage in three […]
To assess care crisis, Walz ‘walks a day’ in PCA’s shoes
November 22, 2019 by
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walked in a home health care worker’s shoes today in St. Paul. The governor helped 41-year-old Jay Spika, who has primary progressive multiple sclerosis, bathe, dress and depart his St. Paul home. Walz worked alongside one of Spika’s home health aides, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota member Deb Howze. The “walk-a-day” event offered […]
Home care workers push Walz to address ‘crisis of care’ with higher wages
January 25, 2019 by
Workforce and demographic trends amount to a crisis, home care workers and clients warn, and addressing it starts with raising wages.
Wage hike shows what’s possible when workers join together, think big
December 19, 2018 by
Six years ago, it was dismissed as too radical. Today, $15 for all workers is written into St. Paul’s legislative code.
Fight for $15’s next target: MSP Airport
November 26, 2018 by
Nearly 3,000 workers would benefit from raising MSP’s minimum wage to $15, a boost of close to $13 million into the Twin Cities economy.
St. Paul workers, families keep pressure on as council takes up $15
October 19, 2018 by
The ordinance would raise wages for an estimated 56,000 people – nearly a third of the city’s workforce.
Kip Hedges: Labor has a big stake in St. Paul’s fight for $15
August 1, 2018 by
The labor movement was at its strongest when we took on fights that benefited the entire working class.
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