Organizing
Hundreds of Minnesota Healthcare Workers Are On Strike
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Nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers across Minnesota announce strikes and file ULPs as negotiations stall.
Minnesota
Workers Say Wedge Co-op Restricting Freedom to Express Solidarity With Palestinians
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Workers and co-op members are organizing against a new dress code policy that they say restricts their freedom of expression in the workplace.
Minnesota
What Does it Take to Truly Take Care of a Patient? Nurses Say Safe Staffing Levels.
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As the Minnesota Nurses Association negotiates a new contract, safe staffing levels are the top concern for members.
Immigration
Minnesota’s Labor Movement is Demanding an End to ICE Raids
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From Lake Street to Los Angeles, union leaders, organizers, and members have been on the front lines of resistance against Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Food Service Workers Allege Discrimination and Abuse
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The union says the labor relations system is in shambles, and low-wage employees are subject to severe mistreatment.
Immigration
“For the Workers, Not the Billionaires”: Minnesota’s May Day Actions
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Thousands of workers gathered on the steps of the Minnesota state capitol on May 1, or International Workers Day, un support of union and immigrant rights. Photo by Amie Stager.
Government
Postal Workers Rally Against Trump’s Proposed Privatization of the Postal Service
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U.S. Postal Service workers with local branches of the National Association of Letter Carriers rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol on March 23, along with hundreds of community allies, Minnesota unions, and politicians to demand a strong contract—and oppose the Trump administration’s recent threats to privatize the postal service and reduce services. “Public sectors are the frontline, they will go after private sectors next,” said Tyler Vasseur, a postal worker with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Branch 9. Vasseur led the crowd with rallying cries for better pay, and denunciations of privatization and possible layoffs. For the upcoming contract, Vasseur stated that postal workers are fighting for a $30-per-hour starting wage and the right to strike. The rally was part of a nationwide day of action to oppose the dismantling of the postal service, organized by NALC.
Minnesota
What Medicaid Cuts Would Mean for Disabled People and Homecare Workers
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Kyle Murphy is a 32-year-old disabled man living in Aurora, Ill., where he rents a room with his father. He enjoys having friends over, following Chicago sports, and watching movies. However, as the Trump administration pushes for extreme cuts to government spending, including Medicaid, which funds numerous home healthcare programs across the country, Murphy worries that his access to home healthcare, and his quality of life, are on the line. Murphy has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a neuromuscular disease that progressively weakens his muscles over time. He uses a wheelchair full-time and relies on the care of home healthcare workers, or personal assistants, to support him with daily living—including getting in and out of bed, bathing and dressing, eating, administering medications, and more.
Minnesota
“We Are In This For the Long Fight”: How Workers and Unions are Reclaiming the Labor Movement
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Rank-and-file union members are preparing to confront the policies targeting their workplaces and communities.
Minnesota
Starbucks Unions’ Christmas Eve Strikes Inspire Two More Minnesota Stores to Unionize
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Here’s why workers are kicking off two new Starbucks union drives.