Techs at two Allina hospitals begin 48-hour strike for health and safety protections
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Employees of Allina Health facilities are striking for safer working conditions
Community
Is the Conservative Case for Organized Labor an Oxymoron?
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An interview with Oren Cass about the ideas behind his “Conservative Future for the American Labor Movement.”
COVID-19
Unite Here Is 85% Unemployed and Still Fighting Like Hell
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The economically devastated union is knocking on more doors than the entire Democratic Party
Organizing
Healthcare Workers Are Leading the Largest Strike Ever at the University of Illinois-Chicago
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‘In the face of a deadly pandemic, UIC’s largely Black and Latino hospital workforce is demanding workplace safety and livable wages.’
Organizing
Workers tap into community support, put Surly on notice: ‘We’re not done here’
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Credit Surly for this much: the union-busting craft brewer inspired one raucous Labor Day-weekend rally, drawing nearly 200 people into the streets outside its destination beer hall in Minneapolis today.
Organizing
As Nonprofits Face Uncertain Times, Some Employees Look to Unionize
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“The people who drive the nonprofit ecosystem are billion-dollar foundations,” Virden said. “And yet a lot of our co-workers are working two or three jobs, part-time jobs on weekends or after work at Hope.”
Organizing
Two Days after Workers Demanded Union recognition Surly Announces Staff Layoffs
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‘Say it with me: Union busting!!”
COVID-19
As New School Year Draws Near, Unions Push Districts For Answers
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“The communication that is received by staff and families is vague at best and non-existent at worst,” said Karin Hogan, an educator in the White Bear Lake Area Schools, where union members rallied before the school board tonight
Organizing
Tattersall Workers Make History With Union Vote, Raising Hopes For Industry-Wide Reform
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Collective bargaining is in the mix for workers at Tattersall Distilling in Minneapolis after they voted in favor of joining together in a union.
Unions
Essential workers deserve a good contract, Cottage Grove Steelworkers tell 3M
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Steelworkers at 3M’s Cottage Grove plant agreed this week to a two-month extension of their previous union contract, but members are putting the company on notice today that the fight for a contract that rewards their essential work has just begun.