Labor and community organizations who have been aligning for years are escalating their fights at the same time.
Hospital nurses in Twin Cities, Duluth vote to authorize strike
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On August 15, facing multiple public health crises, 15,000 nurses voted to authorize a strike in the Twin Cities and Duluth areas.
Community
Transition and transformation at the Labor Education Service
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The last two years have been some of the most difficult and transformative in the Labor Education Service’s 71-year existence.
A First Contract for Mexican GM Plant’s Independent Union
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SINTTIA, the independent union that ousted an employer-friendly union at a GM plant in central Mexico, won its first contract in May.
Government
Unions decry Supreme Court ruling, urge action to protect abortion access
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Several union leaders in Minnesota remain committed to protecting working people’s right to and access to abortion.
Elections
Union election begins for over 400 Planned Parenthood workers
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Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, hundreds of workers at Planned Parenthood begin voting for their union election.
News
New program seeks to end wage theft and abuse in the local construction industry
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People hear of good wages in the construction industry, but the reality can be different for those who have nonunion jobs or work for corrupt contractors.
News
Blaze Pizza workers win back stolen wages
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Workers at Blaze Pizza celebrate their wage theft settlement and worker power after learning their rights and activating a system to enforce those rights.
Minneapolis Public Schools Food Service Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
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Food service workers from Minneapolis Public Schools, who’ve been waiting on a contract for a year and a half, have become the fourth union in the Twin Cities to authorize a strike in recent events.
Healthcare Workers Reach Agreement with Allina, Withdraw Strike
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Frontline healthcare workers have reached a tentative agreement after months of bargaining with Allina Health.
Government
Minnesotans Call for Paid Family Leave
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The Paid Family & Medical Leave Act would establish a system enabling workers to take time off to care for loved ones without having to worry about income.