What’s at Stake in Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Whether Unions Can Bargain for the Entire Working Class
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Ahead of a potential massive strike this week, Chicago teachers are pushing the limits of social justice unionism.
Workers at Guardian Angels Ratify a New Contract
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In a major victory for nursing home workers, members of SEIU Healthcare reached an agreement with Elk River-based Guardian Angels. The agreement was reached Friday and ratified in overwhelming numbers Monday afternoon.
University of St. Thomas adjuncts prepare for July union vote
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Adjunct professors at the University of St. Thomas, the third group of St. Paul college educators to file a petition to unionize with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), are scheduled to have their ballots sent out on July 3.
Hundreds rally to support striking Laborers at Cretex
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Arturo Sanchez is accustomed to working outside in all kinds of weather, making concrete products at Cretex Companies. He didn’t mind the hard work, he said, because he was earning a decent living and putting money into a pension plan for the day he would retire.
Tentative agreement reached in hospital laundry strike
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Coming on the heels of a one-day strike over unfair labor practices, Worker’s United Local 150 reached a tentative agreement with management from Health Systems Cooperative Laundries in the early morning hours Tuesday.
Hospital laundry workers go on strike
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More than 240 members of Worker’s United Local 150 walked off the job from Health Systems Cooperative Laundries Monday in a strike over unfair labor practices, which include the company’s unilateral discontinuation of sick-day benefits.
Rally set Tuesday to support Cretex strikers
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Laborers International Union of America President Terence O’Sullivan will be among the speakers at a rally Tuesday in support of striking workers at Cretex Companies.
Laundry workers picket for fair contract on St. Paul’s East Side
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Workers who clean linens for hospitals across the metro picketed outside Health Systems Cooperative Laundries on St. Paul’s East Side, giving their employer a taste of what to expect if management continues to drag its feet in negotiations.
Striking Cretex workers appeal to Shakopee City Council for support
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Striking union members and their supporters filled the Shakopee City Council chambers in an appeal to local leaders for their help resolving the month-long work stoppage at Cretex Companies’ concrete plant inside the city limits.
Striking Laborers tell their story on Spanish-language radio
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Striking members of Laborers Local 563, fighting to retain their retirement benefits at Elk River-based Cretex, are expanding their outreach to Twin Cities’ Spanish-language radio.