“It was sudden, it was callous and it was cruel.”
Legal Services staff look to increase transparency in first contract
September 19, 2025 by
SMRLS’s new “wall-to-wall” bargaining unit brings together over 70 workers, including staff attorneys, support staff, accountants and development professionals.
Grad worker union calls on U leadership to engage in first-contract talks
September 26, 2024 by
So far, top administrators have kept the process at arm’s length, union leaders say.
After trendsetting campaign, Twin Cities workers ratify first contracts with Half Price Books
June 12, 2024 by
Since Minnesota workers formed the first union at a Half Price Books location, booksellers at stores in Indiana, Illinois, Kansas and California have unionized, too.
Museum workers rally public support for contract campaign
April 23, 2024 by
The union’s bargaining team has put forth over 20 contract proposals during negotiations that began over eight months ago, only to wait as long as five months for management to respond.
Union approves first contract at Planned Parenthood North Central States
January 19, 2024 by
Planned Parenthood North Central States workers in Minnesota and four other states voted to ratify their first union contract this week, capping a tumultuous round of negotiations with the reproductive health organization, where workers voted to unionize in July 2022. The new contract takes effect retroactively to Jan. 1 and covers about 430 members of […]
Great River staff union reaches first contract with St. Paul charter
September 26, 2023 by
GRSU is a “wall-to-wall” union, meaning teachers are in the same bargaining unit as support staff – a bargaining dynamic that’s unique in public education.
Insulted by 1% wage offer, Half Price Books workers strike
July 13, 2023 by
Management canceled talks after more than 40 workers showed up to bargaining this morning.
SEIU pulls MN lawmaker’s endorsement over union busting at Planned Parenthood
July 7, 2023 by
Planned Parenthood workers this week pledged to continue fighting back against an intimidation campaign targeting elected union leaders at the reproductive health organization’s North Central States chapter. Meanwhile, the Service Employees (SEIU) union announced it had rescinded its endorsement of the Minnesota legislator who serves as the nonprofit’s CEO. Over 440 employees of Planned Parenthood […]
Workers keep pressure on Half Price Books for a fair first contract
May 26, 2023 by
The bookseller developed a case of writer’s block when it came time to draft economic terms.
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