“We’re excited and honored to welcome these three local unions into our labor family,” St. Paul Regional Labor Federation President Bobby Kasper said.
Teamsters end beer strike, credit ‘labor solidarity’ for keeping them strong
May 25, 2018 by
Not one member of Teamsters Local 792 crossed the picket line during the strike, and all 93 striking workers will return to their jobs.
Mining execs greeted by striking workers, allies at Minneapolis convention
February 26, 2018 by
“Wherever they go, we’ll follow them,” striking Hecla miner James Hogan said.
Steelworkers plan solidarity rally in Minneapolis for Idaho miners on strike
February 15, 2018 by
Workers will extend their picket line from Idaho to Minneapolis during a mining trade show. Local union members plan a Feb. 26 rally to show their support.
Workers, parents show unity with St. Paul teachers after strike vote
February 1, 2018 by
Several unions representing thousands of working people in St. Paul offered up statements of solidarity with SPFT members.
Roy Magnuson: Labor unity is key as St. Paul turns the page
November 21, 2017 by
An intense St. Paul election cycle ended with a decisive win for Melvin Carter as mayor and similarly decisive wins for John Brodrick, Jeannie Foster and Marny Xiong in the school board race. Labor was a united force in the less prominent school board race, and a split force in the mayor’s race. With the […]
Bernie Hesse: ‘Don’t do something out of charity, do it out of solidarity’
July 7, 2017 by
He is gruff and often combative, principled and usually blunt. But above all else, Bernie Hesse is a trade unionist. From his days as a grocery clerk to his current work as director of special projects for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1189, Hesse has made himself ubiquitous in St. Paul’s labor community. If […]
Solidarity puts historic referendum campaign in North Branch over the top
July 6, 2017 by
We all do better when we work together. That’s the lesson teachers and support staff in the North Branch Area Schools learned from the district’s first successful referendum campaign in at least 15 years. And it was a valuable lesson, as voters in a special election May 23 approved all three of District 138’s funding […]
Poised to strike this weekend, AT&T wireless workers seek support on picket line
May 18, 2017 by
Some 21,000 AT&T wireless workers in 36 states – including about 2,000 in Minnesota – plan to strike this weekend, a show of frustration over the company’s failure to negotiate a new contract that protects good, family-supporting jobs. The strike is set to begin at 2 p.m. tomorrow unless AT&T and the Communications Workers of America, which […]
Labor community, TEAM help get IBEW apprentice’s family on track
January 31, 2017 by
It seemed to Dustin Hudak that any time he made progress on his goals, disaster was bound to strike. One step forward, two steps back. But things are finally looking up for Hudak and his family, thanks to an apprenticeship with St. Paul-based Local 110 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and support from […]
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