Unions
Union carpenters spotlight tax fraud in construction industry
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Union carpenters across the Midwest this week are calling out contractors who commit payroll fraud to gain an unfair leg up in bidding on construction jobs
Bakery Workers are taking their contract fight to UNFI Cub Foods’ customers
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If you’d love to shop a Cub that isn’t trying to strip its bakers of their union health and pension benefits, then Bakery Workers Local 22 has a list of stores for you.
Organizing
Health care workers put MN Epilepsy Group on notice of intent to strike
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Seeking wages and retirement benefits in line with the “world-class care” they provide, union members who work at Minnesota Epilepsy Group announced plans today for a five-day strike that could bring picket lines to clinics and hospitals across the Twin Cities.
Government
Frontline workers’ focus turns to Senate after House passes bonus pay
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The Minnesota House passed union-backed legislation Thursday that would deliver bonuses of up to $1,500 to the frontline, essential workers who have kept the state and its economy running during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Community
Remembering Shar Knutson: ‘Her presence will be missed, but her legacy lives on’
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Labor leaders who worked with Knutson recalled her attention to detail, quiet resolve and ambition
Government
Push for paid family leave takes on new urgency in pandemic
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“No family should have to choose between a paycheck and caring for their loved ones,” said Rev. Vanessa Bradby, pastor of New Spirit United Church of Christ in Savage. “If we are serious about loving our neighbor, we should be serious about passing paid family and medical leave.”
Amazon
House bill targets high injury rates in Amazon’s MN warehouses
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Responding to disproportionately high rates of injury at Amazon warehouses here, Minnesota lawmakers last week introduced legislation that would put the facilities under new scrutiny.
Unions
Educators in St. Paul, Minneapolis vote to strike over student-centered demands
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Union members who voted “yes” said they were hopeful the vote would be a catalyst for movement in negotiations with the district, which began last May and have since entered mediation.
Organizing
Twin Cities Starbucks workers join union wave
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Workers at two Starbucks locations in the Twin Cities today announced they are forming unions, becoming the first Minnesotans to join a nationwide surge of worker organizing at the world’s largest coffeehouse chain.
Community
Burnham sworn in as first person of color to lead MN AFL-CIO
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In a ceremony broadcast live on the federation’s social media platforms, outgoing Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy swore his successor, Bernie Burhnam, into the state’s highest-ranking union office today.