“We’re excited and honored to welcome these three local unions into our labor family,” St. Paul Regional Labor Federation President Bobby Kasper said.
At organizing boot camp, workers look to build power from the inside out
July 16, 2018 by
It takes a strong union to bargain a strong contract. Or, as CWA Local 7304 member Jim Wiebe put it: “A hammer doesn’t swing by itself.” A union steward and welder at the New Flyer bus facility in St. Cloud, Wiebe was one of 55 activists from across the Midwest who traveled to St. Paul […]
Supreme Court ‘weaponizes’ First Amendment to attack public-sector workers
June 27, 2018 by
“The First Amendment was meant for better things,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in a dissent to the 5-4 decision.
MN’s public-sector workers aren’t mourning Janus, they’re organizing
June 27, 2018 by
The decision has prompted a lot of hand-wringing over the labor movement’s downfall. Don’t buy it.
Jesse Paggen: We can emerge stronger after Janus – and we must
March 1, 2018 by
“My union has been working hard to make certain we don’t let any divide-and-conquer techniques rip us apart.”
Day of action unites working people in St. Paul, nationwide
February 24, 2018 by
Public-sector workers aren’t cowering from the Janus decision. And they aren’t standing alone, either.
Union Advocate 