The “86 ICE!” campaign calls for hospitality employers and employees to work together on training, planning and surviving the crisis created by increased immigration enforcement.
Fair State, Schell’s brew together to celebrate solidarity
March 5, 2021 by
Minnesota’s oldest and newest union breweries have teamed up to craft a beer celebrating solidarity in the workplace. Union Lager is a collaborative brew by Fair State in the Twin Cities, where workers formed a union with UNITE HERE Local 17 last summer, and August Schell in New Ulm, where union members have been brewing […]
Tattersall workers make history with union vote, raising hopes for industry-wide reform
August 20, 2020 by
Collective bargaining is in the mix for workers at Tattersall Distilling in Minneapolis after they voted in favor of joining together in a union. The Twin Cities hospitality union, UNITE HERE Local 17, announced the news on social media today. Tattersall employees are the first at any craft distillery in the U.S. to form a […]
Prominent activist to talk $15, #MeToo with tipped workers in St. Paul
January 16, 2018 by
Saru Jayaraman’s work reveals the tip penalty’s troubling impact on working conditions in the restaurant industry, especially regarding sexual harassment.
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