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Big Gains for Striking Verizon Workers in New Agreement

May 31, 2016

Communications Workers of America (CWA) issued the following statement in response to the agreement reached between striking workers and Verizon last week: Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers who have been on strike...
Minneapolis passes earned sick and safe time ordinance

May 27, 2016

The Minneapolis City Council made history Friday by passing the state’s first ordinance requiring employers to provide earned sick and safe time. The action followed a massive campaign led by workers of color...
AFL-CIO picks Minnesota to debut course in strategic research

May 11, 2016

In union-organizing and contract campaigns, information is power. And a first-of-its-kind training in Minnesota this week aims to equip more unions with the skills needed to access – and utilize – information...
Metro Transit workers vote to accept contract proposal

May 10, 2016

In balloting held Sunday and Monday, Metro Transit workers accepted a proposed two-year contract with annual wage increases of 2.25 percent. The contract, which covers about 2,400 members of Amalgamated...
Minnesotans picket in solidarity with Verizon strikers

May 8, 2016

About 50 Twin Cities area union members marched with picket signs outside a Verizon Wireless retail store, showing solidarity with 39,000 Verizon workers who are on strike on the nation’s East Coast. The local...
Friedrichs is history (maybe), but Minnesota workers aren’t letting their guard down

May 3, 2016

Labor History Month kicked off in St. Paul last night with a discussion of history in the making, as panelists offered insight into public-sector workers’ recent push to breath new life into their unions and...
Job Opening: Bi-Lingual Spanish External Organizer, BCTGM Local 22

April 29, 2016

The Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM) Local 22 is seeking a full-time Bi-Lingual, Spanish speaking External Organizer. The applicant would and support and lead diverse...
Negotiations stall at Mayo Clinic hospital in Albert Lea

April 20, 2016

Workers at Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea Hospital held an informational picket to protest management proposals that they say would set back employees, the hospital and the community. Monday’s picketing...
NLRB backs workers at Trustone Credit Union

April 17, 2016

TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union broke the law when it closed two branch offices staffed by union employees, reopened two new branches nearby, and then declared the new locations would be non-union....
Workers OK first contract, making Wedge first union co-op in Minnesota

April 6, 2016

Workers at the Wedge voted Tuesday to ratify their first union contract, making the Minneapolis grocer the state’s first unionized co-op. Wedge Community Co-op workers voted last November to join United Food...
Faculty blast U’s attempt to delay union vote with legal appeal

March 31, 2016

The University of Minnesota is asking the state Court of Appeals to slow down a historic union-organizing effort among faculty at the Twin Cities campus. Union supporters today branded the university’s...
Do You Know Where Your Nabisco Treats are Made?

March 8, 2016

BCTGM members working at Nabisco plants throughout the U.S. take great pride in producing the iconic products that have been a part of millions of Americans’ lives for more than 50 years. Today the BCTGM has...
Labor Commission on race hears strong message from workers of color

February 19, 2016

Local union members of color delivered a strong message to the visiting Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice: Hear us. Help us. Include us. To ensure a future for the labor movement, support us on a...
Community backs St. Paul teachers’ call for progress in contract talks

February 17, 2016

Parents, students and community members rallied with members of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers outside school buildings across the city this morning, demanding progress in contract talks between SPFT and...
Retail cleaners recover over $400,000 through lawsuit

February 16, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS - Non-union janitors who are sub-contracted to clean Macy’s and Herberger’s stores announced a settlement Tuesday for $425,000 in back wages and damages as part of a class action lawsuit against...
Hamline University Adjuncts Vote Overwhelmingly To Ratify First Union Contract

February 15, 2016

St. Paul – Adjunct faculty at Hamline University voted to ratify their historic first contract with the University on Friday evening after a full day of voting. The contract, reached in December, was called a...
Officers urge transit workers to reject contract offer

February 10, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS - The executive board of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 is recommending that members vote “no” and reject a “final” contract offer from Metro Transit in balloting that will take place this...
Stop the TPP

February 8, 2016

The Trans-Pacific Partnership will put Americans out of work, destroy environmental protections and increase prescription drug prices. Call Congress and tell them to oppose the TPP. CALL CONGRESS at 1-855-...
Ice shanty project showcases artistry of trades workers

February 7, 2016

WHITE BEAR LAKE - “Welcome to the Boiler Room Shanty, celebrating the people and pipes that keep us warm!” With those words, Clara Schiller greets visitors to her shanty on While Bear Lake. But it’s not the...
Nurses rally as negotiations open with Allina hospitals

February 7, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS - Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association rallied in solidarity Saturday as 6,000 registered nurses represented by the MNA enter negotiations with the Allina hospital system. The Allina nurses...

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Big Gains for Striking Verizon Workers in New Agreement

Minneapolis passes earned sick and safe time ordinance

AFL-CIO picks Minnesota to debut course in strategic research

Metro Transit workers vote to accept contract proposal

Minnesotans picket in solidarity with Verizon strikers

Friedrichs is history (maybe), but Minnesota workers aren’t letting their guard down

Job Opening: Bi-Lingual Spanish External Organizer, BCTGM Local 22

Negotiations stall at Mayo Clinic hospital in Albert Lea

NLRB backs workers at Trustone Credit Union

Workers OK first contract, making Wedge first union co-op in Minnesota

Faculty blast U’s attempt to delay union vote with legal appeal

Do You Know Where Your Nabisco Treats are Made?

Labor Commission on race hears strong message from workers of color

Community backs St. Paul teachers’ call for progress in contract talks

Retail cleaners recover over $400,000 through lawsuit

Hamline University Adjuncts Vote Overwhelmingly To Ratify First Union Contract

Officers urge transit workers to reject contract offer

Stop the TPP

Ice shanty project showcases artistry of trades workers

Nurses rally as negotiations open with Allina hospitals

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