Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/unions/page/12/)
“Governor Walz’s budget proposal is a bold plan that invests in priorities to help working people recover from the COVID-19 pandemic while laying out a vision for a more just and equitable state.”
Minnesota’s union membership rate increased from 13.7% of the workforce in 2019 to 15.8%.
Teamsters report that Union employees offered to return to work last week. In a move the Union calls astounding and incredibly reckless, Employees were denied entry when they went to work.
Even before COVID, many seniors, people with disabilities, and the families that support them are without the care that they need to stay safely in their homes. It is expected that the increase in wages and benefits will play a key role in combating the care crisis.
Educators and community members are worried about reopening classrooms in February.
“For over a year, coworkers have come together to imagine a stronger Augsburg community — a community that values and trusts its staff,
Union trades men and women volunteer their time for two days taking carloads of gifts for the “Share the Spirit” program
In a unique partnership, laborers have opened three clinics in Minnesota devoted to the healthcare needs of workers.
In the new year, unions will continue to watch and pressure the Legislature to protect workers and provide relief.
Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 have authorized a strike, held informational picketing and, most recently, petitioned the governor – all in an effort to shift their contract talks with Metro Transit into higher gear.