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‘Let the Bosses Clean their Toilets’

Throughout the last week workers and their advocates took to the streets to make their voices heard.

Community

Trades celebrate Women Build Success awards

Union tradeswomen celebrated the most badass among them at a spirited awards ceremony in Minneapolis last night
Government

The Postal Service Fired Thousands of Workers for Getting Injured While Delivering and Processing Your Mail

USPS forced out 44,000 workers who got injured on the job. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the effort, part of a five year program, violated the law. But the Postal Service has fought its workers’ claims since 2007.
Organizing

SEIU Announces Strike for 4,000 Janitors

SEIU Local 26 announced today that 4,000 commercial janitors will begin their ULP strike starting the second shift on Thursday, February 27th.
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.
Organizing

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

Service Employees (SEIU) Local 26’s fight is also for something bigger: affordable homes and a healthy planet for us all.
Community

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.