Organizing
With strike votes coming, Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers rally and march together
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“I’ve been teaching 25 years and it keeps getting more and more challenging,” said Ray Lynch, Minneapolis.
Community
Burnham sworn in as first person of color to lead MN AFL-CIO
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In a ceremony broadcast live on the federation’s social media platforms, outgoing Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy swore his successor, Bernie Burhnam, into the state’s highest-ranking union office today.
Organizing
After hitting the streets, Ramsey County workers win raises
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By showing up in force outside the Ramsey County Courthouse, members of five AFSCME locals persuaded county negotiators to put their proposed wage freeze on ice.
Community
MN unions grew in 2021, bucking national trend
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Minnesota bucked the national trend of declining union membership last year, as the state’s union rolls grew by 18,000 workers.
COVID-19
Quick fix for staffing crisis not enough, hospital nurses warn
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Without meaningful action to change the way hospital systems conduct their business in Minnesota, nurses warned, staffing shortfalls will only worsen, threatening the state’s reputation for quality patient care.
Organizing
Half Price Books workers ready to bargain after victory in St. Louis Park
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Kristin Tamayo, a bookseller at the St. Louis Park store, said it’s exciting to be part of a “movement happening right now with booksellers and other members of the working class across the country.”
Organizing
Don’t be fooled by AT&T’s authorized retailers, CWA members warn
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stepping up its campaign to fight back against job cuts and union busting at AT&T retail stores nationwide, asking supporters to do business with stores that employ CWA members.
Unions
Burnham to succeed McCarthy as Minnesota AFL-CIO president
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The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board today elected Bernie Burnham as the statewide labor federation’s next president. The former Duluth teacher, who currently serves as Education Minnesota’s vice president, will succeed Bill McCarthy, who plans to retire Feb. 1 after more than six years in the state’s top union office.
Community
Concrete Christmas display showcases union apprentices’ skills
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It already looks a lot like Christmas at the Cement Masons and Plasterers Training Center in New Brighton, where apprentices from three local unions have decked out the shop floor with a seasonal display of their skilled crafts.
COVID-19
Union members urge hospitals to address staffing shortfalls with higher wages
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Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesotaannounced the offer Nov. 30 in a virtual press conference, during which they described the impact short staffing has had on patient care in the hospitals where they work.