Workers call out ‘anti-union activities’ at Minnesota nursing homes

Members of the state’s largest health care union are calling on one of the state’s largest nursing home companies to join them in working toward a solution to short staffing in the industry.

New state board sets $20.50 wage floor in nursing home industry

Minnesota’s nursing homes have seen some of the worst staffing shortages in the country in recent years.

Nursing home workers plan to strike as new industry standards board ramps up work

“How many more good people will we lose because of the low pay, lack of benefits and ongoing disrespect?”

MN workers win union elections at nonprofit law firm, Fairview hospital, ADT and recycling startup

Local workers continue to show interest in joining together to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.

Union approves first contract at Planned Parenthood North Central States

Planned Parenthood North Central States workers in Minnesota and four other states voted to ratify their first union contract this week, capping a tumultuous round of negotiations with the reproductive health organization, where workers voted to unionize in July 2022. The new contract takes effect retroactively to Jan. 1 and covers about 430 members of […]

Union members bristle at Allina plans for more hospital cuts

Health care workers don’t want to see pandemic-level staffing become the new normal.

After ‘unprecedented’ disrespect from Planned Parenthood, union plans to escalate contract campaign

“They’ve never seen an employer make a proposal to undo so many substantial pieces of progress already won through the bargaining process,” health educator Elizabeth Wolfe said.

Allina Health clinicians file for union election

They would be the nation’s largest private-sector union of clinicians.

SEIU pulls MN lawmaker’s endorsement over union busting at Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood workers this week pledged to continue fighting back against an intimidation campaign targeting elected union leaders at the reproductive health organization’s North Central States chapter. Meanwhile, the Service Employees (SEIU) union announced it had rescinded its endorsement of the Minnesota legislator who serves as the nonprofit’s CEO.  Over 440 employees of Planned Parenthood […]

Workers warn ‘bigger does not mean better’ when it comes to hospital mergers

Union members have emerged as a leading voice of opposition to the proposed merger between M Health Fairview and Sanford Health.