Organizing
Newly unionized Chisago Lakes custodians tap community support in first contract campaign
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Custodians and supporters rally in advance of a first mediation session with the Chisago Lakes schools.
Organizing
Strike vote nets Minneapolis laundry workers a better deal
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7-1 to authorize a strike last week, laundry workers at Aramark’s northeast Minneapolis facility Wednesday accepted an improved offer from their employer, roughly doubling the wage increase included in the contract.
Organizing
Workers at Twin Cities mental health agency to vote on union
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Wellness is at the heart of what Headway Emotional Health Services workers do on the job. It’s also at the heart of their union drive, which moved a step closer to the finish line last week.
Organizing
AFSCME united for ‘substantive change’ in talks with U
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Union members say they will keep the heat on the university until its words of support for frontline workers translate into real gains at the bargaining table.
Organizing
Half Price Books workers in Roseville, St. Paul form unions
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Workers at Half Price Books stores in St. Paul and Roseville marched on their bosses Thursday, demanding the bookseller recognize their union.
Community
Educators Frustrated by Plan to Uproot St. Paul students
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Plans to close five schools in St. Paul and merge or consolidate 10 others drew a swift rebuke from union educators, who called the proposal heavy handed, shortsighted and disruptive to students and families.
Government
Local Postal Workers Voice Concerns About New Policy Slowing Mail Delivery
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APWU members picketed outside main downtown Minneapolis Post Office during visit by Postmaster General and USPS Board of Governors
Organizing
After landslide union election, M Health psych staff ready to bargain for wages, safety
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A resounding “union yes” vote, announced today, gives 350 psychiatric associates at M Health Fairview momentum as they look to negotiate better wages, safety protections and a voice in decisions that affect their jobs.
Organizing
Conditions that sparked strikes at Nabisco, Frito Lay have ‘spread’ to Minnesota, union warns
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Old Dutch workers, members of BCTGM Local 22, gather outside the union’s offices in Minneapolis.
Community
Minnesota AFL-CIO wraps 55th convention with call for solidarity
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The theme of solidarity was strong throughout the virtual convention, which included many speeches and presentations on organizing and building a better world for working Minnesotans during the pandemic.