The labor movement is split on the question of cops. While union officials have signaled their tempered support for police unions, the push to expel law enforcement from the movement has grown quickly in the rank-and-file.
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With talks stuck in low gear, Metro Transit workers seek public support
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Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 have authorized a strike, held informational picketing and, most recently, petitioned the governor – all in an effort to shift their contract talks with Metro Transit into higher gear.
Organizing
Local veterans, workers call out Union Busting at VA
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“It’s just another effort to destabilize the VA because, ultimately, they want to privatize the VA,” AFGE District 8 Vice President Gregg James said. “There are trillions of dollars available if millions of veterans have to go downtown to ge their care.”
Elections
Defending the vote in communities of color: Scenes from a national groundswell
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Community organizations are doubling down to mobilize and defend the vote.
Organizing
Augsburg University staff have formed a union
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Professional and clerical workers at Augsburg University put the Minneapolis school on notice yesterday that they have organized a union with Local 12 of the Office and Professional Employees International Union.
COVID-19
As hospital cuts loom in St. Paul, workers demand accountability, engagement from M Health Fairview
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With hundreds of jobs at stake, union nurses and health care workers are sounding the alarm on M Health Fairview’s plan to slash services at two St. Paul hospitals and close 16 clinics across the region.
Government
Victory at MSP, as workers win $15 after Long Campaign
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The working people who keep Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport running, who keep it clean and who have made it safe for travelers during the COVID-19 crisis are about to get a well-deserved raise.
Environment
How Unions Can Bridge the Gap Between Climate and Labor Movements
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The unionization of environmental organizations is changing the climate justice movement for the better. Here’s how.
Amazon
Thursday Night Shakopee Amazon Workers Walked Out
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The walkout comes amid rising concerns that “time off task” violations are used to target and retaliate against workers.
Organizing
Fighting for pandemic protections, workers at two Allina hospitals set New Strike Date
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At issue is whether some 200 workers at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee and Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis maintain their pay and benefits if exposed to COVID-19 and forced to quarantine.
COVID-19
Unite Here Is 85% Unemployed and Still Fighting Like Hell
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The economically devastated union is knocking on more doors than the entire Democratic Party