Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/organizing/page/25/)
As the 50th Constitutional Convention of the Minnesota AFL-CIO came to a close Tuesday, the 500+ convention delegates unanimously re-elected President Shar Knutson and Secretary-Treasurer Steve Hunter to lead the state labor federation for the next four years.
Two large locals of the United Food and Commercial Workers union have merged to create the largest union for retail workers in the state.
The fight is on at Delta Airlines in the next two months, where 20,000 flight attendants have their best chance yet to win union representation.
Sandwich workers at nine Minneapolis Jimmy John\’s locations made history Monday as they filed for the first-ever National Labor Relations Board union election at the national fast food chain.
Jimmy John\’s franchise owners Mike and Rob Mulligan awoke to an unpleasant surprise last week as employees disrupted construction of the newest store in the chain with picket lines.
The TV commercial for sandwich maker Jimmy Johns features the tagline: “Call Jimmy Johns!” On Labor Day, Jimmy Johns workers in Minneapolis announced they’re making a call of a different sort – for a union.
Clad in neon green shirts, the newest union members in Minneapolis may be the most visible workers downtown. They pick up litter, direct visitors, and make downtown safer by their presence.
The National Mediation Board Wednesday issued a single carrier ruling for the Fleet Service (ramp) classification at Delta Air Line, setting in motion a 14-day countdown that will determine if the workers in the combined Delta/Northwest Fleet Service classification at Delta will have a secret ballot election.
Change To Win will lose yet another member on Oct. 1, when the Laborers rejoin the AFL-CIO. But in a sense, they never really left.
Responding to demands from its first-ever Youth Summit less than three months ago, the AFL-CIO will establish a special council of young workers from around the country to consider, refine and channel their demands and to help connect the labor movement to young labor.