Workday Minnesota | Investigative Journalism, Workers, Labor Unions

Workday Minnesota (https://workdayminnesota.org/)

Union members urge hospitals to address staffing shortfalls with higher wages

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate)

Organizing

These Tortilla Workers Walked Out and Won a Day Off Work

Gathered outside Chicago’s flagship El Milagro taqueria, workers remembered those who died from Covid-19—and celebrated a victory that granted them Sundays off.

Recent Posts

Organizing

Newly unionized Chisago Lakes custodians tap community support in first contract campaign

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

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.
Community

Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People’s Identities

From Facebook to LinkedIn to Indeed, ads are popping up that promise well-paying jobs — if applicants provide their Social Security numbers and other details up front. Scammers then use the information to apply for unemployment benefits.
COVID-19

Pandemic bonus pay proposal talks end in failure to compromise

After missing their September 6 deadline for recommendations, the working group could not agree on a single proposal for the legislature.
Organizing

Workers at Twin Cities mental health agency to vote on union

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

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.