TAs Win Access to Training In Deal with St. Paul Schools
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About 750 members of Teamsters Local 320 who work as teaching assistants in the St. Paul Public Schools will vote soon on a proposed two-year contract with the district. .
Organizing
SPFE sets Strike vote, Parent Info Sessions
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The union representing over 3,600 teachers, educational assistants, licensed professionals and other staff in the St. Paul Public Schools will hold a strike-authorization vote Feb. 20, leaders announced Wednesday.
Government
Council Members Push Back Against Hospital Cuts
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Three St. Paul City Council members called on Fairview to reconsider steep cuts at the downtown hospitals and, instead, partner with the community in preserving care for St. Paul’s urban core.
Government
House Votes to Restore Worker Voice on The Job
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The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday night passed a bill to strengthen protections for workers trying to join together in a union.
Unions
Union-led Coalition Takes on Proposed Hospital Cuts
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Alarmed by the news Fairview Health is considering drastic cuts to two St. Paul hospitals, health care workers, patients and community members have quickly organized a campaign to keep Bethesda and St. Joseph’s open, with unions leading the way.
ISD 622 Support Staff Push Back, Win Contracts They Deserve
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“You get pretty used to hearing, ‘This is the best we can do for you,’ and sitting back and going, ‘well, OK,’” said Riemenschneider, an office nurse and union steward. “This time we didn’t. Sometimes you need to do that. You need to stand up for yourself.”
Community
Union Volunteers Introduce Youth to Ice Fishing
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Elevator Constructors Local 9 and the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance co-hosted Take Kids Ice Fishing Day last Saturday on frozen Chisago Lake, where dozens of union volunteers introduced more than 75 young anglers to the sport.
Organizing
Union Solidarity Drives Fight for $15 at MSP Airport
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They may work different jobs or carry different union cards, but workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are fighting together to raise MSP’s minimum wage to $15.
Community
Kasper to retire, Peterson elected to lead St. Paul labor federation
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After a decade in office, RLF President Bobby Kasper will retire at the end of December. Delegates unanimously elected RLF Political Director Kera Peterson to succeed Kasper as president.
Government
Wednesday is Public Post Office Day in Minnesota
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Gov. Tim Walz issued a proclamation last week declaring Wednesday, Nov. 27, Public Post Office Day in the state of Minnesota.