Gas workers approve contract with Centerpoint Energy
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Members of Gas Workers Local 340 who work at CenterPoint Energy have approved a four-year contract that offers pay increases of up to 4.5 percent each year.
UFCW halts contract vote as international reviews proposal
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United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1189 has held up a scheduled May 15th vote on a new grocery industry contract while the international union reviews the proposal.
Metro Transit workers approve new contract
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Nine months after their last contract expired, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, which represents Metro Transit drivers, mechanics and other staff, have voted to approve a two-year agreement with the Metropolitan Council.
What do you know about collective bargaining?
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The League of Women Voters Minneapolis and the Southwest Journal will sponsor a public discussion Tuesday, May 3, on collective bargaining.
Hibbing nurses report progress in contract talks
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Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association have pulled their strike notice after significant progress was made during a 12-hour bargaining session between registered nurses and administrators at Range Regional Health Services Hospital, the union announced.
Twin Cities transit workers to decide May 1 on contract
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Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 will decide May 1 whether to approve a tentative settlement reached last weekend with the Metropolitan Council, which operates Metro Transit.
Iron Range nurses authorize strike
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Nurses at Fairview-owned Range Regional Health Services voted resoundingly Friday to authorize their RN leadership to call for a strike.
Sick of working sick, Jimmy John’s workers ‘quarantine’ sandwich shop
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Micah Buckley-Farlee was born with a severe medical condition that results in the spontaneous partial collapse of his lungs. On a Saturday night last year, while working his shift at a Minneapolis Jimmy John’s, Buckley-Farlee began suffering severe chest pains.
Teamsters stand strong at U.S. Foodservice; contract vote set
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Workers at Plymouth-based U.S. Foodservice appear to have weathered the company’s attempt to gut their health care insurance coverage, ending a standoff that prompted both sides to prepare for a work stoppage earlier this month.
U.S. Foodservice workers authorize strike
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Workers at Plymouth-based U.S. Foodservice voted Sunday to reject the company’s final contract offer, authorizing their elected leaders to call a strike if negotiations scheduled for this afternoon do not yield results.