Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/unions/page/13/)
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.
Two union members of Education Minnesota won city council races in the Minneapolis suburbs this year. They show the potential of the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s new Union Member Candidate Pilot Program.
Around 70 employees of food distribution company Cash-Wa began striking in North Dakota on Wednesday over concerns about COVID-19.