“We can’t adequately serve others until we are adequately taken care of,” said Andrew Vanden Broeke, a day treatment therapist who works with children 12 to 17 years old.
ILSR staff seek union to ‘internally reflect what we are externally organizing for’
July 19, 2021 by
ILSR union members said they believe collective bargaining will give them more power to promote equity and transparency at the organization – and to advocate for their own well-being.
Organizing among Twin Cities nonprofit workers continues to bear fruit
April 22, 2021 by
Workers at no less than 10 Twin Cities nonprofits have unionized in the last year. Two more are poised to win recognition in the coming weeks.
Augsburg University staff have formed a union
October 29, 2020 by
The clerical and professional workers are giving the university president a week to recognize their union.
As nonprofits face uncertain times, some employees look to unionize
September 3, 2020 by
“I never thought about myself as a worker until we started our union campaign,” Hope organizer Shruti Kamissety said. “So I’m very invested in making sure my friends, people at other nonprofits, know everyone can unionize.”
HealthPartners workers picket, warn clinic closings will hurt local communities at worst possible time
July 30, 2020 by
“We don’t bail on our patients, not during a pandemic, not after the murder of George Floyd, not ever.”
1,800 HealthPartners caregivers set strike date
February 7, 2020 by
Another 1,200 OPEIU members may honor SEIU’s picket line.
ISD 622 support staff push back, win contracts they deserve
January 24, 2020 by
Turns out, the district’s “best and final offer” was neither best nor final.
With support from more unions, St. Paul labor federation gains strength
July 31, 2018 by
“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 […]
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