St. Paul unions are teaming up with labor and community groups this fall on a campaign to advance administrative citations from the general election ballot to the capital city’s charter.
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The campaign will hold a kickoff rally Saturday, Sept. 20 – the day after early voting begins. Organizers also invite volunteers to join regular door knocks and phone banks.
Kera Peterson: Workers deserve freedom, fairness and security
August 25, 2025 by
Yes, the moment is tough, but toughness defines working people. That’s what we celebrate on Labor Day.
Labor fed backs St. Paul’s administrative citations referendum, no endorsement in Ward 4
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Council members voted unanimously to adopt the charter amendment in January, but opponents of the change collected the signatures necessary to put the question before voters. The referendum will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Kera Peterson: Workers over billionaires, always
March 12, 2025 by
These are chaotic, challenging times. It’s especially important for us to remember, as a labor movement, that our strength is in solidarity and our power is in organizing.
Gottfried, endorsed in House special election, embraces labor roots
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The labor-endorsed candidate in a special election March 11 in Roseville and parts of Shoreview is a longtime member of SAG-AFTRA.
Peterson: Our movement won’t back down from challenges ahead in 2025
December 13, 2024 by
Our movement has shown the power to take on the biggest, richest bosses on the planet, and we will need to do the same when powerful, extremist politicians come after members of our union family.
Peterson: Support candidates who support union workers
October 23, 2024 by
In one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, union members are well positioned to make a difference.
Remembering Shar Knutson: ‘Her presence will be missed, but her legacy lives on’
February 22, 2022 by
Knutson made history as the first woman elected president of the Minnesota AFL-CIO.
St. Paul unions stepped up to help feed families in our community – and beyond
May 25, 2021 by
Led by the nonprofit St. Paul Labor Studies and Resource Center, local unions helped distribute 2.5 million pounds of free food through the USDA’s Farmers to Families program, which will sunset this month.
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