Striking baristas at three Twin Cities locations plan to rally Dec. 20 at 2305 Fairview Avenue in Roseville.
Still on strike, Starbucks union gains strength with organizing win in St. Paul
December 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Thoemke: Responsible contracting, union organizing are good for business – just ask this local printer
November 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
In a time when so many employers are fighting unions, CE Print & Promo chose a different path. They showed that accountability and compassion can go hand in hand – and that doing right by your people is just good business.
For Macalester staff, union drive gained urgency after Nov. 5
July 24, 2025 by
For many non-faculty workers at Macalester, their jobs suddenly felt a lot less secure after President Trump’s victory.
Mac’s new union weighs labor charge after college changes work rules
May 23, 2025 by
Newly unionized student workers at Macalester College in St. Paul marched on their boss after the school abruptly changed terms of employment covering many in the bargaining unit of 1,100.
Union election in February for Macalester student workers
December 16, 2024 by
The vote will be open to an estimated 1,300 students in a wide range of work-study jobs.
Allina cancer center nurses vote to unionize after management shrugs off safety concerns
February 29, 2024 by
“We were told they were building the plane as they were flying it, and that we’d be failing forward together.”
St. Paul baristas to Starbucks: ‘We’re not going away’
May 19, 2023 by
“It’s been a year and we still haven’t had any bargaining sessions that Starbucks has shown up to.”
Science Museum workers vote to unionize
January 20, 2023 by
Workers at the Science Museum of Minnesota have voted to form a union. Council 5 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers (AFSCME) announced the election results today. Museum workers petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union election in November, and the board tallied votes yesterday. “Workers at the Science […]
Minnesota United video board techs win union election
September 21, 2022 by
After an organizing drive that drew support from Loons players and fans, elected officials and the labor community, Minnesota United FC’s video board technicians have won their union, voting to join Local 745 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). The National Labor Relations Board counted votes today after a three-week, mail-in election. […]
‘Riding the union wave,’ Minneapolis Trader Joe’s workers win landslide election
August 14, 2022 by
Minneapolis is home to the nation’s second unionized Trader Joe’s store, after workers voted overwhelmingly last week in favor of joining together to bargain with the retailer for better wages and safer working conditions. About a dozen workers on hand Friday, when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) counted votes in a delivery bay behind […]
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