Organizing
Mounds View Paras Stick Together With Strike Vote
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More Twin Cities workers are making preparations for a possible strike.
Organizing
Outbreak Adds Urgency to Janitors’ Push for Sick Pay
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Public response to the epidemic has put a grim spotlight on limited access to paid sick time in the U.S., particularly for low-wage workers like Patiño.
Commentary
Strikes Surge Nationwide
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Strikes have been in the news a lot here lately, but it’s not just a local phenomenon.
Organizing
St. Paul Educators Set March 10 Strike Deadline
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What would 3,600 St. Paul teachers, educational assistants and licensed professionals on strike look like?
Community
Trades celebrate Women Build Success awards
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Union tradeswomen celebrated the most badass among them at a spirited awards ceremony in Minneapolis last night
TAs Win Access to Training In Deal with St. Paul Schools
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About 750 members of Teamsters Local 320 who work as teaching assistants in the St. Paul Public Schools will vote soon on a proposed two-year contract with the district. .
Organizing
SPFE sets Strike vote, Parent Info Sessions
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The union representing over 3,600 teachers, educational assistants, licensed professionals and other staff in the St. Paul Public Schools will hold a strike-authorization vote Feb. 20, leaders announced Wednesday.
Government
Council Members Push Back Against Hospital Cuts
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Three St. Paul City Council members called on Fairview to reconsider steep cuts at the downtown hospitals and, instead, partner with the community in preserving care for St. Paul’s urban core.
Government
House Votes to Restore Worker Voice on The Job
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The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday night passed a bill to strengthen protections for workers trying to join together in a union.
Unions
Union-led Coalition Takes on Proposed Hospital Cuts
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Alarmed by the news Fairview Health is considering drastic cuts to two St. Paul hospitals, health care workers, patients and community members have quickly organized a campaign to keep Bethesda and St. Joseph’s open, with unions leading the way.