The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is putting a spotlight on workers’ rights this week, with hundreds of outreach events across the state to educate workers and employers.
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.”
Report: Union construction sites draw fewer safety violations
December 13, 2021 by
In Minnesota, OSHA inspectors found 40% fewer violations per inspection on union worksites than they did on nonunion sites.
Teamsters take fight to Marathon as refinery dispute enters fifth month
May 25, 2021 by
From St. Paul Park to Speedway stations and beyond, local Teamsters are taking on the nation’s largest independent refining company in a fight for local jobs and safe communities.
Teamsters at Marathon’s St. Paul Park refinery strike over safety
January 21, 2021 by
Operations and maintenance workers at Marathon Petroleum’s refinery in St. Paul Park went on strike today. Members of Teamsters Local 120 say they are taking a stand not just for good jobs, but also for the safety of their community. At issue in the dispute is management’s ability to replace union members with workers from […]
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