Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1189 voted last month to ratify a first contract with Mississippi Market after 11 months of bargaining with the St. Paul co-op grocer.
First union contract delivers gains for Mississippi Market workers
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Mississippi Market Co-Op workers voted to unionize, bringing together 158 workers at the grocer’s three St. Paul locations.
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Insulted by 1% wage offer, Half Price Books workers strike
July 13, 2023 by
Management canceled talks after more than 40 workers showed up to bargaining this morning.
Workers keep pressure on Half Price Books for a fair first contract
May 26, 2023 by
The bookseller developed a case of writer’s block when it came time to draft economic terms.
Half Price Books workers ready to bargain after victory in St. Louis Park
January 7, 2022 by
In an election certified yesterday by the National Labor Relations Board, workers at Half Price Books in St. Louis Park won recognition of their union, joining workers at three other Twin Cities locations who voted to organize a month earlier. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663, which supported the organizing drive, said workers in […]
Half Price Books workers in Roseville, St. Paul form unions
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Half the staffing has meant double the work for employees since the chain of booksellers reopened post-pandemic, but workers are pushing back.
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