Albert Lea hospital workers strike Mayo Clinic
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Hospital workers at Mayo Clinic Albert Lea walked off the job on a one-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike Tuesday morning at 6am. Workers charge Mayo with refusing to compromise.
Amazon delivery workers call for an end to wage theft
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Delivery workers and supporters returned to Amazon’s Eagan warehouse early Monday to call for an end to wage theft in the online shopping giant’s package delivery system. Amazon outsources most of its package deliveries through a complex system of independent contractors and subcontractors who pay workers a flat fee to drive a route each day no matter what the weather is like, what the traffic is like, how complicated the route is, and how many hours it takes. Drivers charge that they work a lot of overtime but don’t get overtime pay and that inconsistencies and repeated mistakes in pay are rampant. “I remember coming to work one pay day and I could tell a lot of workers were upset,” said former Amazon driver Keith Morrisette. “One of them came over to me and asked if my check was right because all of their checks were wrong.
U of MN Teamsters protest at Iceland Ambassador’s residence in D.C.
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University of Minnesota employees represented by Teamsters Local 320 protested at the Washington, D.C. residence of Geir Haarde, Iceland’s ambassador to the U.S., Thursday night, December 14. Ambassador Haarde, a University of Minnesota alumnus, was hosting a holiday reception for D.C. area alumni. Outside the reception Teamsters held banners that read, “Stop Worker Abuse at University of Minnesota,” and “Ambassador Haarde: Uphold Iceland’s Values.” Haarde was Iceland’s prime minister from 2006- 2009. Iceland is known for its support of workers and workers’ rights and the University of Minnesota shares a close relationship with the state-run University of Iceland. “No employer in Iceland would ever get away with how the University of Minnesota is treating its lowest-paid workers,” said Curt Swenson, Vice President of Teamsters Local 320.
SEIU strike at Mayo Albert Lea Hospital set for December 19th
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On December 7th, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota filed a 10-day notice of intent to hold an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike at Mayo Albert Lea Hospital. The 1-day strike is set for Tuesday, December 19th. The notice came as skilled maintenance workers who have been without a contract for over two years voted to join with certified nursing assistants (CNAs), housekeepers, sterile processing and other service workers who had authorized a 1-day strike in late November. Nate Johnson is an 18-year plant operation engineer at Mayo with the skilled maintenance unit that voted to join the 1-day ULP strike. “I voted to strike because we want real job security to be able to provide for our families,” said Johnson.
St. Paul educators demand corporations pay fair taxes
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Teachers and parents marched to the corporate offices of US Bank, Wells Fargo, Securian and Ecolab in downtown Saint Paul calling for corporations to pay their fair share of taxes to fund public schools.
Steve Klonowski, 66, union activist and software pioneer
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Stephen Mark Klonowski passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2017 at the age of 66. online pharmacy buy cellcept no prescription Klonowski, a member of Pile Drivers Local #1847, was passionate about labor relations and spent many years working with the Lakes and Plains Regional Council of Carpenters to support and advance the rights of construction trades workers in Minnesota. Over his long career, he was also a member of Teamsters Local #4, IBEW Local #110, and IBEW #292. online pharmacy buy levaquin online cheap pharmacy In 2000 Klonowski began working with friend Brett Gurgel on computer-based solutions to the tracking and database management of political mobilization. The result was a groundbreaking software platform called LaborKey that gainied significant use among local and international unions.
It has been an honor and a privilege
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Today marks my last day as editor of Workday Minnesota. It has been an honor to have done this work since this website was launched in August 2000. And it has been a privilege to provide a platform for workers to tell their stories.
From the beginning, our goal was to provide a place for workers’ voices to be heard. And that need still exists. Despite the avalanche of information available through the Internet, workers’ stories are still scarce.
Author to discuss 1916 Iron Range strike
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Author and documentary filmmaker Gary Kaunonen will discuss the 1916 iron ore strike —which rocked Minnesota’s Iron Range and beyond — Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. Admission is free.
Labor Movie Night presents ‘Suffragette’
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The “Labor Movie Night” film series at the East Side Freedom Library will screen the drama “Suffragette” Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
New book chronicles the story of a factory town
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Legacy Costs: The Story of a Factory Town is the latest book by Richard Hudelson, author of Beyond the Ore Docks. It’s a great read and great educational tool.