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Twin Cities Janitors and Guards Feature Climate and Housing in Their Strike Demands

By Steve Payne

Commentary

WORKERS NEED STRONGER LABOR LAW PROTECTIONS

Minnesota’s working families can’t wait. We can’t wait for impeachment hearings, elections or trickle-down economics. We need real solutions now.

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Grain Bin Deaths Prompt Safety Warning for MN Farmers

Gov. Tim Walz has declared this week "Grain Bin Safety Week" in light of several fatalities in Minnesota and across the country.
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Kickstarter United Wins NLRB Election

On Tuesday 85 engineers, directors, analysts, designers, coordinators, customer support specialists and others at Kickstarter voted to affiliate with OPEIU Local 153 in New York.
Bargaining

SEIU and HealthPartners Reach Agreement, Strike Called Off

Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and HealthPartners management reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) at 3 a.m. this morning after 17 hours of negotiations.
Government

MN AFL-CIO’S CAMPAIGNS CONFERENCE KICKS-OFF LABOR 2020 POLITICAL PROGRAM

Rank and file union members and leaders from across the state gathered February 6-7 for the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s 2020 Campaigns Conference. The theme was “Stand Up, Fight Back!”
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Twin Cities Face Gap in Meeting Future Affordable Housing Needs

Elected officials and social-service groups are pledging to make affordable housing a priority in the Twin Cities. But one agency says the metro area could see even greater numbers of people needing help with housing.
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Labor Unions Were Crucial in Bernie Sanders’ New Hampshire Victory

Another crucial player in Sanders’ New Hampshire coalition: organized labor. One of the state’s largest unions—the over 10,000-member State Employees’ Association of New Hampshire/SEIU Local 1984—endorsed the Vermont senator last month.