Another 1,200 OPEIU members may honor SEIU’s picket line.
Union-led coalition takes on proposed hospital cuts
January 29, 2020 by
“This is patient abandonment,” MNA President Mary Turner said.
To assess care crisis, Walz ‘walks a day’ in PCA’s shoes
November 22, 2019 by
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walked in a home health care worker’s shoes today in St. Paul. The governor helped 41-year-old Jay Spika, who has primary progressive multiple sclerosis, bathe, dress and depart his St. Paul home. Walz worked alongside one of Spika’s home health aides, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota member Deb Howze. The “walk-a-day” event offered […]
Bill to stop wage theft advances in Minnesota House
February 6, 2019 by
New penalties for employers who retaliate against employees, commit wage theft or deny workers access to their payroll information are among the bill’s provisions.
Home care workers push Walz to address ‘crisis of care’ with higher wages
January 25, 2019 by
Workforce and demographic trends amount to a crisis, home care workers and clients warn, and addressing it starts with raising wages.
St. Paul workers, families keep pressure on as council takes up $15
October 19, 2018 by
The ordinance would raise wages for an estimated 56,000 people – nearly a third of the city’s workforce.
With pension and bonding bills, Dayton saves best for last
May 31, 2018 by
Dayton has “firmly cemented his legacy as a champion for working people,” Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy said.
Minnesota gained 46,000 union members last year, reversing decade-long decline
January 19, 2018 by
Working people’s voice grew stronger last year in Minnesota, where organizing gains pushed union membership to its highest point since 2004.
Appeals court sides with home care workers’ union – again
January 18, 2018 by
Corey Van Denburgh, a PCA from Anoka, called the legal challenge a “tragic misuse of time and energy.”
Albert Lea hospital workers stand up to Mayo with historic one-day strike
December 19, 2017 by
ALBERT LEA – Minnesota’s largest hospital system has picked a fight with two of its smallest bargaining units, but union members at the Mayo Clinic Albert Lea hospital aren’t backing down in their fight for job security and quality rural health care. Workers aren’t standing alone against the health care Goliath, either. Nursing assistants, housekeepers, maintenance […]
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