Macalester student workers launch public union drive: ‘It’s been exhilarating’

Macalester student workers signed a petition to join MUWU – the Macalester Undergraduate Workers’ Union – after organizers went public with the campaign in February. (photo submitted by MUWU)

Mac student workers hope to bargain for better pay and protected, respectful lines of communication with their supervisors.

Staff at St. Paul AIDS service organization vote to unionize

“There’s an HIV outbreak in Minneapolis and Duluth right now. There’s real work to do. We don’t have time to be messing around.”

Guthrie scenic artists voting in union election this month

Workers at Frattallone’s Hardware in Circle Pines and the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis are set to vote by mail in union elections this month conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.