Janitors kick off contract campaign Saturday
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Some 5,000 Twin Cities-area janitors represented by Service Employees International Union Local 26 kick off their contract campaign Saturday under the theme "Justice for Janitors."
Tentative agreement may bring closure to NWA strike
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The 14-month strike by about 4,000 mechanics, cleaners and custodians at Northwest Airlines may end within 30 days if members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association ratify a tentative agreement.
Teamsters strike after Marathon Oil demands concessions
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Despite record profits, Marathon Oil is demanding concessions from workers in St. Paul Park. Teamsters Local 120 said no and are walking the picketline.
Mesaba pilots, mechanics ready for possible walkout
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After bankrupt Mesaba Airlines failed to negotiate concessions with its major unions,. U.S. Judge Gregory Kishel on July 14 granted Mesaba the right to unilaterally impose contract terms on its employees. In his decision, appealed by both the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), Kishel urged continued negotiation, asking that both sides “work to save this airline.” But if Mesaba imposes the 19.4 percent labor-cost savings it is reportedly seeking, most of its unions have vowed to strike. Some have even prepared for it. “We can’t strike until the airline imposes,” Tom Wychor, chairman of the Mesaba pilots union, said.
Prayer vigil set as hospital talks resume
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As Twin Cities hospital workers head back to the bargaining table, the Twin Cities Religion and Labor Network will hold a prayer vigil for a fair settlement of the long-running negotiations. The vigil will be Monday, July 24, at 5:30 p.m., in front of North Memorial Medical Center, 3300 Oakdale Ave. N., Robbinsdale.
Health care workers’ dilemma highlighted by local columnist
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A Twin Cities health care worker who can’t afford health care for herself and her family is profiled in Doug Grow’s latest column in the Star Tribune.
Sappi paper mill workers authorize strike
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Workers at three Sappi paper plants in North America, including the facility in Cloquet, Minn., have authorized a strike if a fair contract offer is not forthcoming from management.
Talks to resume in Hibbing nursing home strike
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Negotiations resume Tuesday, June 27, between United Steelworkers Local 9349 and Guardian Angels nursing home, where workers have been on strike for nearly eight weeks.
Lively march promotes ‘Justice for Janitors’
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As local farmers sold produce at sidewalk stands and office workers fanned themselves in the sunshine, mariachi music wafted through downtown Minneapolis Thursday, amid a sea of purple signs. Chants punctuated the air: “Si se puede!” and “Justice for Janitors!”
NWA ground workers accept concessionary contract
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After nine days of voting across the Northwest Airlines system, ground workers represented by Machinists Air Transport District 143 have ratified a new, concessionary contract, the union announced Friday.