The half-day event covered topics like water and energy infrastructure, incentives for high-road housing development, workforce development and initiatives within the industry to increase workers’ access to mental-health resources.
Blissenbach: Aquatic plant removal bill honors memory of fallen workers
April 28, 2025 by
In response to recent worker fatalities, the Minnesota Legislature introduced a bill designed to increase protections for workers using scuba-diving equipment to perform aquatic weed and plant removal.
Local lawmakers, unions scramble to support federal workers harmed by Trump cuts
April 25, 2025 by
Unions and community allies put out the call for attorneys to volunteer their services to advocate for workers who have seen their rights violated by the Trump administration’s recklessness.
Gottfried, endorsed in House special election, embraces labor roots
March 10, 2025 by
The labor-endorsed candidate in a special election March 11 in Roseville and parts of Shoreview is a longtime member of SAG-AFTRA.
Proposal would allow Minnesota Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize
March 10, 2025 by
Two labor-endorsed state lawmakers announced plans to introduce legislation that would give drivers in Minnesota the right to unionize and bargain collectively.
Report on AI’s impact a ‘wake-up moment’ for MN lawmakers, unions
February 5, 2025 by
The report offers four policy recommendations, and they begin with strengthening workers’ bargaining rights.
Unions vow to lead with solidarity as second Trump administration looms
December 12, 2024 by
The 2024 election produced mixed results for unions locally, but a devastating outcome on the federal level.
Peterson: Support candidates who support union workers
October 23, 2024 by
In one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, union members are well positioned to make a difference.
Volunteers key to Minnesota unions’ election-year goals
July 19, 2024 by
At the heart of the “Labor 2024” campaign will be conversations between union members – in the break room, on the doorstep or over the phone – about what matters to them.
Health care unions back debt reform push in MN Legislature
April 22, 2024 by
Jennifer Schultz has been cancer free for over two years, but being free from the debt she’s amassed in her battles with the illness feels a long way off for the four-time survivor from St. Paul. “Sometimes it feels like I’m in a constant cycle of medical debt,” Schultz told labor, faith and community activists […]
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