Local workers continue to show interest in joining together to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.
MN workers win union elections at nonprofit law firm, Fairview hospital, ADT and recycling startup
February 23, 2024 by
Sun Country flight attendants demand wages, work rules to match industry peers
January 17, 2024 by
Nearly five years into their campaign for a new union contract, flight attendants at Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines are still fighting for their fair share of the company’s growing profits. Members of Teamsters Local 120, which represents about 600 flight attendants at Sun Country, held informational picketing Jan. 10 outside Terminal 2 at Minneapolis-St. Paul […]
Local Teamsters show they’re ready to strike for fair share of record UPS profits
July 21, 2023 by
“We want – and we’re going to get – what we’ve got coming to us,” said Teamsters Local 120 President Tom Erickson.
Ban on captive audience meetings advances in Minnesota Legislature
May 3, 2023 by
The employer tactic has come under scrutiny in recent years, as union membership has remained flat despite polling that shows interest in forming unions at a near-record high.
Walz signs refinery safety bill at St. Paul Pipefitters hall
May 3, 2023 by
It took a change in Senate leadership to get the bill to Walz’s desk, but Minnesota’s oil refineries will soon be subject to stricter safety training standards.
Union solidarity key to Delta workers’ organizing campaign
April 19, 2023 by
Three unions seeking to bring together 45,000 Delta Air Lines ramp workers, mechanics and flight attendants rallied their supporters at the Labor Center.
In Senate, new DFL majority puts refinery safety atop to-do list
February 1, 2023 by
Refinery safety is back on the agenda at the Minnesota Capitol. Union tradespeople helped pack the Senate Labor Committee’s hearing Jan. 12, when members heard public testimony on a bill that would require registered apprenticeship training for workers performing certain jobs in the state’s two petroleum refineries. “In my career it was easy to spot […]
MSP workers unite to support health care campaign, Delta union drive
December 8, 2022 by
“They say they want this to be a career. Then why don’t we get career wages?”
Nurses’ picket lines swell with community, labor support
September 16, 2022 by
The Minnesota Nurses Association’s trademark red radiated from picket lines outside Twin Cities hospitals during the union’s three-day strike Sept. 12-14, but nurses were far from alone. Elected officials, union leaders and supporters from the community bolstered nurses’ ranks, honking horns, joining picket lines and dropping off coffee and treats for the health care heroes […]
MSP workers unite to push for affordable health benefits
September 12, 2022 by
Workers who led the successful push for a $15 minimum wage at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have launched a new campaign for affordable health insurance benefits. At a press conference inside Terminal 1 today, janitors, gate agents, catering workers and others at the airport explained that, as their hourly wages increase beyond $15 per hour, […]
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