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.
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.
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The publishing industry is overwhelmingly white. Could unions be the answer?
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Workers at Duke University Press recently announced their intent to unionize and improve workplace conditions for staff members of color.
Healthcare Workers Reach Agreement with Allina, Withdraw Strike
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Frontline healthcare workers have reached a tentative agreement after months of bargaining with Allina Health.
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.
Unions
St. Paul Union Activists Expel National Guard from Labor Center
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After they discovered that 50 National Guardsmen was using the hall as a staging hall, many union members objected, noting that an executive board member of the Federation had decided to give the National Guard troops keys and access to the hall decision without a vote of the executive council of the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation.
Organizing
Citing Unfair Labor Practices, 1,300 Steelworkers Strike in Five States
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United Steelworkers members claim Allegheny Technologies Incorporated is refusing to provide essential bargaining information.
Unions
Metro Transit workers put a face on their fight for safety, respect
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Transit workers staged a daylong demonstration outside the Bureau of Mediation Services in St. Paul, where their union resumed contract negotiations with Metro Transit this week, hoping to put a human face on their fight for hazard pay, safety protections and respect.