While many workers have lost hours or even been laid off in the last few weeks, others have made advances in various industries amid the crisis, including securing paid time off and health and safety guarantees.
Commentary
Strikes Surge Nationwide
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Strikes have been in the news a lot here lately, but it’s not just a local phenomenon.
Organizing
St. Paul Educators Set March 10 Strike Deadline
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What would 3,600 St. Paul teachers, educational assistants and licensed professionals on strike look like?
Community
Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow
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Throughout the last week workers and their advocates took to the streets to make their voices heard.
Organizing
‘Let the Bosses Clean their Toilets’
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Striking janitors took to the streets of Downtown Minneapolis on Thursday evening and held a protest at MSP airport Friday morning before returning to bargaining.
Organizing
SEIU Announces Strike for 4,000 Janitors
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SEIU Local 26 announced today that 4,000 commercial janitors will begin their ULP strike starting the second shift on Thursday, February 27th.
Organizing
Twin Cities Janitors and Guards Feature Climate and Housing in Their Strike Demands
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Service Employees (SEIU) Local 26’s fight is also for something bigger: affordable homes and a healthy planet for us all.
Homepage Top Story
Kickstarter United Wins NLRB Election
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On Tuesday 85 engineers, directors, analysts, designers, coordinators, customer support specialists and others at Kickstarter voted to affiliate with OPEIU Local 153 in New York.
Organizing
Number of Striking Workers Surged in 2018 and 2019
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Strike activity surged in 2018 and 2019, marking a 35-year high for the number of workers involved in a major work stoppage over a two-year period.
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.
Organizing
HealthPartners Employees Overwhelmingly Authorize 7-Day ULP Strike
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SEIU Healthcare Minnesota members at HealthPartners voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a 7-day Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) strike for 1,800 members by an overwhelming vote of 95% to 5%