News and Updates

With TPP stopped, advocates urge continued action for fair trade

November 16, 2016

With the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal apparently stopped, advocates are urging members of Congress to keep up the pressure for agreements that raise standards for all workers and are...
Apprenticeship: A great career pathway for Minnesota's workforce

November 15, 2016

Apprenticeship programs are providing great career pathways for TeVaan Paye of Minneapolis, Connor Langer of Owatonna and more than 12,000 other Minnesotans. Apprenticeship is a centuries-old training system...
Trumka: The Work of the Labor Movement Continues with Fresh Urgency

November 9, 2016

Today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement on the results of the 2016 presidential election: "Donald Trump has been elected president. America is a democratic nation, and the...
Labor 2016 Volunteer Opportunities

October 26, 2016

Elections have consequences for working people. That’s why we need your help to elect Labor-endorsed candidates who share our values and priorities. Please attend a door knock or phone bank near you. Sign up...
MCAD faculty members unionize; Augsburg adjuncts on track to vote soon

October 19, 2016

Faculty at Minneapolis College of Art and Design have voted overwhelmingly to unionize after an organizing drive sponsored by Local 284 of the Service Employees International Union. The election results were...
Workers join union as Mayo Clinic pursues outsourcing plan

October 19, 2016

A group of Mayo food service workers currently employed by Sodexo voted overwhelming Tuesday to join SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, the union representing hundreds of their colleagues. They expressed concern their...
Strike is over, nurses say

October 14, 2016

A long struggle for a new contract – marked by a weeklong hospital strike in June and another walkout that began on Labor Day – is over as nurses have ratified an agreement with Allina Health. A majority of...
Low-wage workers chalk up another victory as CTUL members win union

October 14, 2016

For the past decade, workers in fast food, retail and other low-wage industries have been pushing back against the notion they are condemned to jobs with lousy pay, no benefits and poor working conditions. In...
Nurses take over street outside Allina board member’s St. Paul office

October 5, 2016

Striking nurses poured into the streets of downtown St. Paul today and joined a boisterous, traffic-snarling rally outside Securian Center, the high-rise building that houses Allina Health board member David...
Cottage Grove Steelworkers overwhelmingly reject 3M’s contract proposal

October 5, 2016

Two days after voting 3M’s contract proposal down, Steelworkers at the company’s Cottage Grove chemicals plant are putting their informational picket lines back up. Members of United Steelworkers Local 11-...
Study shows $15 wage would help workers while not harming business

October 5, 2016

Results of a minimum wage study commissioned by the Minneapolis City Council show that a $15 minimum wage phased in by 2021 would lift wages for 71,000 workers – many of them people of color – with no...
2016 Political Endorsements

October 4, 2016

The following candidates have been endorsed by the Minnesota AFL-CIO for the 2016 election. You can vote early by mail or in-person. You can also register to vote at the polls on Election Day, November 8....
Nurses vote to continue strike against Allina

October 3, 2016

Nurses employed at five Allina Health facilities will continue an open-ended strike that began on Labor Day, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced. The union held a late evening news conference Monday at...
In contract talks, home care workers hope to address crisis facing state, industry

September 28, 2016

Minnesota’s home care workers are set to begin negotiating a new union contract Friday. At a Capitol press conference today, workers and their clients framed the talks as an opportunity for the state to begin...
Governor, unions call on members to vote Nov. 8

September 27, 2016

Governor Mark Dayton recounted his record in office to the Minnesota AFL-CIO convention Tuesday – and urged union members to turn out to vote Nov. 8. The importance of the November elections was a recurring...
VIDEO: What it's really like working for Donald Trump

September 15, 2016

UNITE HERE members who work at Trump hotels speak out against Donald Trump - "Less pay. No respect. More abuse." That's what it's like working for Donald Trump.
Striking nurses call on Allina to return to bargaining table

September 6, 2016

One day into their open-ended strike, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association called on Allina Health to return to the bargaining table and “bring experienced nurses back to the bedside.” MNA leaders held...
Nurses, allies crowd picket lines on first day of strike

September 5, 2016

Morganna Moon and Lou Ann Uhr spent 22 hours in negotiations Friday with Allina Health, then joined hundreds of their colleagues Monday on the picket line at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. “We tried everything...
Unions play significant role in boosting income for people of color, new report shows

September 2, 2016

As the Twin Cities struggle with how to address racial disparities in income, a new report offers evidence that labor unions provide an important path up the economic ladder for people of color. Just in time...
Allina nurses announce Labor Day strike deadline, as unions statewide pledge support

August 26, 2016

Standing with leaders of unions representing workers across Minnesota, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association today announced they have delivered notice to Allina Health of their intent to begin an open-...

News and Updates

With TPP stopped, advocates urge continued action for fair trade

Apprenticeship: A great career pathway for Minnesota's workforce

Trumka: The Work of the Labor Movement Continues with Fresh Urgency

Labor 2016 Volunteer Opportunities

MCAD faculty members unionize; Augsburg adjuncts on track to vote soon

Workers join union as Mayo Clinic pursues outsourcing plan

Strike is over, nurses say

Low-wage workers chalk up another victory as CTUL members win union

Nurses take over street outside Allina board member’s St. Paul office

Cottage Grove Steelworkers overwhelmingly reject 3M’s contract proposal

Study shows $15 wage would help workers while not harming business

2016 Political Endorsements

Nurses vote to continue strike against Allina

In contract talks, home care workers hope to address crisis facing state, industry

Governor, unions call on members to vote Nov. 8

VIDEO: What it's really like working for Donald Trump

Striking nurses call on Allina to return to bargaining table

Nurses, allies crowd picket lines on first day of strike

Unions play significant role in boosting income for people of color, new report shows

Allina nurses announce Labor Day strike deadline, as unions statewide pledge support

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