Community
‘We really are dedicated, as a union, to everyone doing better’
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Jennifer Christensen will be retiring this month as president of South St. Paul- and Duluth-based UFCW Local 1189.
Community
Leadership changes, but Trades’ focus remains on building careers, communities
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The Minnesota Building Trades has a new president.
Medical cannabis workers ‘insulted’ by MN grower’s contract offer
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Workers feel left behind by their employer, whose demands would cut them out of gains.
Government
In meeting with Smith, home care workers, clients back Biden plan to fund ‘caregiving infrastructure’
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Many people depend on care from home health care workers. President Biden’s infrastructure proposal includes a measure for investing in caregiving.
Unions
Teamsters take fight to Marathon as refinery dispute enters fifth month
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Some Teamsters picket at the refinery’s entrance, and some follow trucks to picket where they unload.
Government
As special session nears, unions push lawmakers to prioritize working people
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After a year of pandemic-induced economic and emotional hardship, workers are pushing the government for more relief.
Amazon
Outside Amazon fulfillment center, workers demand tax fairness
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“I’m tired from working in this building behind me for over a year during the coronavirus pandemic and having to deal with all the stupid stuff Amazon does all the time – and they get away with.”
Unions
Walz joins Building Trades unions in remembering fallen workers
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In a ceremony today on the State Capitol grounds, Gov. Tim Walz and Labor Commissioner Roslyn Robertson joined members of Twin Cities Building Trades unions in paying tribute to workers who died in the past two years due to work-related injuries or illnesses.
Organizing
More local nonprofit workers take union drives public
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Organizing among Twin Cities nonprofit workers continues to bear fruit, as employees at two local organizations, Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative and Headway Emotional Health Services, have gone public with union campaigns this month.
Organizing
United Hospital workers demand more from Allina for their work on front lines
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Essential workers at United Hospital are ready to strike if that’s what it takes to get a fair contract with Allina Health.