Workers have publicly offered to renegotiate their union contracts with Twin Cities hospitals in an effort to help address staffing shortfalls that, workers warned, are only getting worse.
After landslide union election, M Health psych staff ready to bargain for wages, safety
September 28, 2021 by
A resounding “union yes” vote gives 350 psychiatric associates at M Health Fairview momentum as they look to negotiate better wages, safety protections and a voice in decisions that affect their jobs.
Investment, worker voice critical to addressing care crisis
September 23, 2021 by
We need to pivot from treating care as a problem for individuals and toward understanding that it is a shared experience across our society.
Home care workers, clients push Congress to act on ‘jobs, care, justice’
July 13, 2021 by
Investing in the care economy is also a matter of racial and economic justice, advocates said.
Unions say Minnesota’s new labor board is ‘superior in every way,’ but its future remains uncertain
June 9, 2021 by
The fate of a newly opened state agency dedicated to keeping public-sector labor disputes out of court hangs in the balance as Minnesota lawmakers negotiate a new, two-year budget.
In meeting with Smith, home care workers, clients back Biden plan to fund ‘caregiving infrastructure’
June 3, 2021 by
“We are all depending on the women doing this work to keep all of our lives going,” home care worker Jacqueline Kelly told the senator. “And what could be more valuable than that?”
After nearing strike at Allina, SEIU members at local hospitals ratify new contracts
April 21, 2021 by
Earlier this month, essential workers at United Hospital and seven other Allina Health facilities were ready to strike for a fair contract that respects their service on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the 4,000 members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota struck a last-minute agreement with Allina and overwhelmingly ratified the new contract. “We […]
As hospital cuts loom in St. Paul, workers demand accountability, engagement from M Health Fairview
October 22, 2020 by
With hundreds of jobs at stake, union nurses and health care workers are sounding the alarm on M Health Fairview’s plan to slash services at two St. Paul hospitals and close 16 clinics across the region. The health system announced plans this month to close Bethesda Hospital, the only COVID-19 specialty hospital in the area, […]
Walz signs historic infrastructure bill from Ironworkers’ training floor
October 21, 2020 by
The bill also provides a long-sought emergency rate increase for the state’s home care workers and keeps open two correctional facilities.
Techs at two Allina hospitals begin 48-hour strike for health and safety protections
October 5, 2020 by
“Allina needs to take care of all of its employees,” technician Molly Wrobleski said. “Our community deserves better.”
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