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Audio-Visual Crew for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Win Union

By Isabela Escalona

The Fight for Labor Standards Continues in Minneapolis

Funding for labor standards co-enforcement is approved as a Labor Standards Board proposal hangs in the balance.

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International

Bosses Are Retaliating Against Workers for Showing Solidarity With Palestinians

Workers are losing their jobs and professional opportunities for expressing pro-Palestinian sentiment. Others are choosing to self-censor amid a climate of fear.
Minnesota

Wall Street Took Over a Vital Sign Language Service—And Started Union Busting

This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. “Do no harm” is the guiding principle of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters’ professional code of conduct. But when Joe Klug, 28, worked as a Video Relay Service (VRS) interpreter for a Twin Cities metro area office of Purple Communications, he says this principle was […]
Minnesota

Audio-Visual Crew for the Timberwolves and Lynx Set to Vote for a Union, a Decade in the Making

The professional Minnesota basketball teams’ audio and visual crew are set to vote by mail after union busting and decades of misclassification.
Minnesota

Minneapolis City Council Approves Labor Standards Board as Mayor Weighs Support

After a lengthy discussion, the Minneapolis City Council voted 9 to 3 to approve an ordinance that would bring workers, business, and community together in a Labor Standards Board.
Minnesota

“Everyone loses”: Report Finds that Minnesota Workers Lose Billions of Dollars Annually Due to Payroll Fraud

A new report estimates that approximately 10% of private sector workers were misclassified in 2019 in Minnesota and billions of dollars lost to fund public safety nets.
Co-Ops

Workers Win Union Election at Mississippi Market Co-op

Workers at the local organic food co-op who organized and won union representation are hoping to build a more democratic workplace.