Hunting and fishing offer outdoor escape for union members
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Chat with union members about hunting and fishing and you get to know them in a different way than, say, talking workplace issues or politics.
Labor booth returns to Game Fair 2016
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The annual Game Fair hunting and fishing expo in Anoka County is coming.
Minneapolis labor federation launches racial commission
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The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, is preparing to launch a local Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice.
Northern Minnesota and east metro grocery workers ratify contracts
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Some 4,400 workers employed by grocery stores in the Twin Cities east metro and northern Minnesota have ratified new contracts, their union announced.
City Council stops $15 ballot measure in Minneapolis
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The effort to raise the minimum wage for more than 100,000 Minneapolis workers hit a speed bump Wednesday when the City Council voted against putting the issue on the November ballot – but advocates pledged to press on through the courts and in the streets.
Nurses say Allina talks are over, another strike possible
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The Minnesota Nurses Association will take an offer from Allina Health to members later this month, but say the company has refused to bargain in good faith and another strike by 4,800 registered nurses is possible.
Showdown Wednesday over $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis
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Supporters of a $15 minimum wage will rally Wednesday before the Minneapolis City Council considers whether to put the issue before voters this fall.They say they will file suit if the council goes along with the city attorney’s opinion opposing the measure.
Retail janitors receive payment for stolen wages
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Retail janitors employed by Capital Building Services Group to clean Macy’s and Herberger’s stores around the Twin Cities have received their settlement payments from a wage theft lawsuit totaling $425,000.
AFSCME, SEIU announce unity partnership
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Two of the nation’s largest unions, AFSCME and the Service Employees, will create “unity partnerships” for joint planning, bargaining, legislation, politics and organizing.
Mayo Clinic decision strikes nerve with workers, community
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One of Minnesota’s best-known companies and major employers – Mayo Clinic – is facing criticism for its plan to subcontract food service operations to an Atlanta-based conglomerate.