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.
Government
Local Postal Workers Voice Concerns About New Policy Slowing Mail Delivery
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APWU members picketed outside main downtown Minneapolis Post Office during visit by Postmaster General and USPS Board of Governors
Organizing
After landslide union election, M Health psych staff ready to bargain for wages, safety
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A resounding “union yes” vote, announced today, gives 350 psychiatric associates at M Health Fairview momentum as they look to negotiate better wages, safety protections and a voice in decisions that affect their jobs.
Organizing
Conditions that sparked strikes at Nabisco, Frito Lay have ‘spread’ to Minnesota, union warns
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Old Dutch workers, members of BCTGM Local 22, gather outside the union’s offices in Minneapolis.
Organizing
How the Twin Cities became a hotbed for craft beverage unionizing
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A Fingers Labor Day feature on organized labor’s promising momentum with Minnesota’s boutique booze producers
Organizing
Buffalo Starbucks Workers Say They Will Unionize One Store At a Time
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Union elections at individual stores would be a significant labor breakthrough in the fast food industry.
Community
Former Bartmann Group Restaurant Workers Win Back Stolen Wages
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The struggle to win back stolen wages is just the tip of the iceberg for these workers.
Unions
UPDATE: As of Monday Window Cleaners are on Strike
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According to the union, the potential ULP strike could begin anytime after the August 15th contract expiration date.
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.