Community
Why are Starbucks baristas unionizing?
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Workers at three local Starbucks stores have announced efforts to organize unions and file for elections.
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
Wage Theft
In a Single Year, $1.78 Trillion Was Taken From the Working Class
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The wealth workers should have received, had wages kept up with productivity, was instead given to shareholders.
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.
Community
MN unions grew in 2021, bucking national trend
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Minnesota bucked the national trend of declining union membership last year, as the state’s union rolls grew by 18,000 workers.
Community
Martin Luther King Jr., Union Man
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If Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d probably tell people to join unions.
Community
Concrete Christmas display showcases union apprentices’ skills
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It already looks a lot like Christmas at the Cement Masons and Plasterers Training Center in New Brighton, where apprentices from three local unions have decked out the shop floor with a seasonal display of their skilled crafts.
Organizing
These Tortilla Workers Walked Out and Won a Day Off Work
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Gathered outside Chicago’s flagship El Milagro taqueria, workers remembered those who died from Covid-19—and celebrated a victory that granted them Sundays off.
Community
Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People’s Identities
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From Facebook to LinkedIn to Indeed, ads are popping up that promise well-paying jobs — if applicants provide their Social Security numbers and other details up front. Scammers then use the information to apply for unemployment benefits.
Community
Educators Frustrated by Plan to Uproot St. Paul students
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Plans to close five schools in St. Paul and merge or consolidate 10 others drew a swift rebuke from union educators, who called the proposal heavy handed, shortsighted and disruptive to students and families.