A union contract, workers said, would provide greater certainty at an uncertain time for higher education.
Unions show solidarity with immigrant workers amid deportation surge
April 25, 2025 by
The pushback from labor and community groups comes as Trump’s deportation plan approaches a constitutional tipping point.
Grad worker union calls on U leadership to engage in first-contract talks
September 26, 2024 by
So far, top administrators have kept the process at arm’s length, union leaders say.
AFSCME united for ‘substantive change’ in talks with U
October 18, 2021 by
“The U is interested in image,” Local 3800 President Cherrene Horazuk said during a rally last month. “U of M AFSCME is interested in substantive change.”
As Super Bowl approaches, NFL players take sides in local labor standoffs
January 12, 2018 by
Players union stands with Teamsters at U of M, calls out Franklin Street Bakery co-owner for abusing workers’ rights.
Teamsters to vote on U’s final contract offer [UPDATED]
January 9, 2018 by
Members of Teamsters Local 320 have voted to accept the U’s final offer, the union announced yesterday.
Ruling deals blow to faculty union drive at U’s Twin Cities campus
September 6, 2017 by
A Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling issued yesterday dealt a setback to faculty members organizing a union at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus, who are now weighing an appeal to the state’s Supreme Court. The ruling overturned a decision by the Bureau of Mediation Services, which oversees public employee labor disputes in Minnesota, […]
Teamsters say U of M policy punishes dining workers who use earned sick time
November 3, 2016 by
On the steps of Morrill Hall Tuesday, front-line staff at the University of Minnesota rallied with other U of M workers, including faculty members seeking a union vote, to protest an attendance policy that, workers say, unfairly disciplines them for getting sick. Teamsters Local 320, which organized the rally, represents food-service workers at the […]
MCAD faculty members voting in union election this month
October 5, 2016 by
Like thousands of faculty members on campuses across the country, faculty at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design are seeking a stronger voice to advocate for themselves and their students – and they’re organizing a union in order to get it. MCAD’s part- and full-time faculty members will vote by mail in separate organizing […]
Ruling sets stage for 2,500 Twin Cities faculty to take union vote
September 20, 2016 by
The historic organizing drive among faculty at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus cleared a major hurdle today, when a state agency ruled contingent and tenure-track faculty could join together in one potential bargaining unit. The Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services’ decision clears the way for about 1,000 contingent and 1,500 tenure-track faculty members […]
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