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St. Paul will have a new wage theft ordinance on the books Jan. 1. The measure, pushed by Mayor Melvin Carter and co-authored by all seven members of the City Council, drew praise from labor leaders and worker advocates as a step toward more robust, efficient protections for people working in the capital city. Construction […]
The clinic assistant training program, open to Ramsey County residents, offers participants a weekly stipend as they gain skills and search for a job.
“I would love to feel like the mayor actually respects the work that we do and respects how difficult it can be.”
Earlier this month, essential workers at United Hospital and seven other Allina Health facilities were ready to strike for a fair contract that respects their service on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the 4,000 members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota struck a last-minute agreement with Allina and overwhelmingly ratified the new contract. “We […]
Six years ago, it was dismissed as too radical. Today, $15 for all workers is written into St. Paul’s legislative code.
The state’s failure to keep school funding steady has forced most school districts to seek local levies.
The ordinance would raise wages for an estimated 56,000 people – nearly a third of the city’s workforce.
An attack on tipped workers’ wages is an attack on women.
Corporate special interests and Republicans in the Legislature are trying to pull the rug out from under workers fighting for $15 in St. Paul.
In St. Paul, we can cross our fingers and wait for corporate tax cuts to trickle down, or we can pass a $15 minimum wage that ensures no one working in our city lives in poverty.
Union Advocate 