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Unions decry Supreme Court ruling, urge action to protect abortion access

Why we need to enforce worker protections to build the labor movement we want.

Elections

Union election begins for over 400 Planned Parenthood workers

Following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, hundreds of workers at Planned Parenthood begin voting for their union election.
Community

Women Building Success celebrates tradeswomen at awards ceremony

Union tradeswomen and labor leaders gathered June 1 in White Bear Lake for the Women Building Success Awards
Homepage Featured

Twin Cities Nurses Picket, Demand Hospitals put Patients over Profits

On a combined picket line outside United and Children’s hospitals in St. Paul, nurses said the crisis facing their profession demands urgency and bold action to keep nurses from leaving the bedside.
Organizing

Psych workers at M Health, Allina strike during Mental Health Awareness Month

Over 400 mental health workers in the Twin Cities answered that question yesterday by going on strike for union contracts that address safety concerns and low wages in their industry.
Policy

In Rare Case, a Large Meatpacking Plant is Being Forced to Address Workers’ Repetitive Motion Injuries

Repetitive motion injuries are common among meatpacking workers, but citations are rare, especially over the past several years.
News

New program seeks to end wage theft and abuse in the local construction industry

People hear of good wages in the construction industry, but the reality can be different for those who have nonunion jobs or work for corrupt contractors.