Minnesota at Work is the weekly cable TV program by and about working people. It is produced by the Labor Education Service at the University of Minnesota. Here is the current schedule. Click to view a list of past programs.

Channel 6, Metro Cable Network
Available in the seven-county Twin Cities area
Saturdays at 9 a.m.

Minnesota At Work is also shown on these local cable channels:

St. Paul Neighborhood Network on the Media One cable system
Channel 15, Wednesdays at 5 p.m.
Minneapolis Telecommunications Network, Time Warner Cable
Channel 16, Sundays at 5:30 p.m.
(These stations usually show different programs than the Channel 6 weekly schedule.)

December 18???????Red River Valley / Minnesota Freedom Ride

December 25 ????? Minnesota at Work 20th Anniversary Show

January 1 ????? Minnesota at Work 20th Anniversary Show

Channel 20, Duluth/Superior PACT
Thursday 9:30 p.m., Friday 12:30 a.m., Saturday 5:30 p.m.

December 16-18 ???????Red River Valley / Minnesota Freedom Ride

December 23-25 ?????Minnesota at Work 20th Anniversary Show

December 30-January 1 ????Minnesota at Work 20th Anniversary Show

January 6-8 ???Minnesota at Work 20th Anniversary Show

PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

Red River Valley / Minnesota Freedom Ride
The Labor Education Service documented this fall's massive harvest and processing of sugar beets in the Red River Valley along the Minnesota and North Dakota border. The show also features the October 2004 Minnesota Freedom Ride, when activists traveled throughout the state of Minnesota to publicize and support decent housing, fair workplaces, access to higher education and family reunification for immigrants.

Minnesota at Work 20th Anniversary Show
2004 marks the 20th anniversary of Minnesota at Work, the oldest continuously cablecast labor show in the United States. This compilation features excerpts from past programs, highlighting two decades of the state labor movement's people, events and issues.

STATEWIDE WEEKLY SCHEDULE

The following stations also show Minnesota at Work. Please note that times are subject to change. Check with your local cable operator.

Cloquet, MN
CAP 7 (218) 879-1814
Channel 7: Tuesday 6 p.m.; Thursday variable (depends on sports coverage); Saturday 7 p.m.

Duluth, MN/Superior, WI
PACT (218) 723-3686
Channel 20: Thursday 9:30 p.m., Friday 12:30 a.m., Saturday 5:30 p.m.

Hermantown, MN
HTV 7 - Hermantown High School (218) 729-8874 Ex. 1151
Channel 11: Monday 9 p.m, Thursday 10 a.m., Saturday 5 p.m.

Hibbing, MN
Hibbing Public Access Television (218) 263-7557
Channel 12: Tuesday 5 p.m.; Wednesday 3 p.m.; alternate Mondays 5:15 p.m.

Iron Range
Includes Aurora, Biwabik, Buhl, Chisholm, Eveleth, Fayal Township, Gilbert,
Hoyt Lakes, Kinney, Mountain Iron and Virginia.
Charter/Northland Cablevision Public Access (218) 634-2508
Channel 13: Saturday 10 p.m. (some Wednesdays, 9 p.m.)

Mankato, MN
CCTV (507) 625-6771
Channel 13: Monday 11 a.m.; Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Telecommunications Network (612) 331-8575
Channel 16: Sunday 5:30 p.m.

Moorhead, MN
Moorhead Community Access TV, Inc. (218) 233-9493
Channel 2: Wednesday 5 p.m.

Olivia, MN
OA-TV (320) 523-1493
Channel 6: Monday & Thursday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 11-11:30 a.m.

Rochester, MN (also Byron, Eyota, Kasson & Zumbrota)
Charter Communications (507) 289-8372
Channel 10: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday between 9 and 9:30 p.m.

St. Cloud, MN
Charter Communications (800) 581-0081
Channel 10: Monday 9 p.m.

St. Paul, MN
St. Paul Neighborhood Network (651) 298-8910
Channel 15: Wednesday 5 p.m.

Twin Cities seven-county metro area
Metro Cable Network (612) 339-3221
Channel 6: Saturday 9 a.m.

Willmar, MN
WRAC 8 (320) 231-0594
Channel 8: Saturday 8 p.m.

Worthington, MN
City of Worthington Cable 3 (507) 372-8600
Channel 3: Tuesday 7 p.m.