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After hitting the streets, Ramsey County workers win raises
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By showing up in force outside the Ramsey County Courthouse, members of five AFSCME locals persuaded county negotiators to put their proposed wage freeze on ice.
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Half Price Books workers ready to bargain after victory in St. Louis Park
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Kristin Tamayo, a bookseller at the St. Louis Park store, said it’s exciting to be part of a “movement happening right now with booksellers and other members of the working class across the country.”
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Don’t be fooled by AT&T’s authorized retailers, CWA members warn
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stepping up its campaign to fight back against job cuts and union busting at AT&T retail stores nationwide, asking supporters to do business with stores that employ CWA members.
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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.
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Newly unionized Chisago Lakes custodians tap community support in first contract campaign
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Custodians and supporters rally in advance of a first mediation session with the Chisago Lakes schools.
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Strike vote nets Minneapolis laundry workers a better deal
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7-1 to authorize a strike last week, laundry workers at Aramark’s northeast Minneapolis facility Wednesday accepted an improved offer from their employer, roughly doubling the wage increase included in the contract.
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Workers at Twin Cities mental health agency to vote on union
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Wellness is at the heart of what Headway Emotional Health Services workers do on the job. It’s also at the heart of their union drive, which moved a step closer to the finish line last week.
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AFSCME united for ‘substantive change’ in talks with U
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Union members say they will keep the heat on the university until its words of support for frontline workers translate into real gains at the bargaining table.
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Half Price Books workers in Roseville, St. Paul form unions
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Workers at Half Price Books stores in St. Paul and Roseville marched on their bosses Thursday, demanding the bookseller recognize their union.
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How the Pandemic Lockdown & Retail Walkouts Mobilized IATSE Members
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The anger over work-life balance led to an overwhelming 98.6% of IATSE’s 60,000 workers voting last week to authorize a strike against the Alliance For Motion Picture and Television Producers.