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.
Striking Minneapolis educators reach tentative agreements with school district
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Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Educational Support Professionals announced early today that negotiators for both teachers and ESPs had reached tentative agreements with the Minneapolis Public Schools.
Organizing
American Federation of Teachers announces $100,000 donation to Minneapolis educators’ strike fund
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“One day longer, one day stronger is not just a slogan,” she continued. “We’re giving your strike fund $100,000 right now.”
Minneapolis Public Schools Food Service Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
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Food service workers from Minneapolis Public Schools, who’ve been waiting on a contract for a year and a half, have become the fourth union in the Twin Cities to authorize a strike in recent events.
Community
Remembering Shar Knutson: ‘Her presence will be missed, but her legacy lives on’
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Labor leaders who worked with Knutson recalled her attention to detail, quiet resolve and ambition
Unions
Educators in St. Paul, Minneapolis vote to strike over student-centered demands
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Union members who voted “yes” said they were hopeful the vote would be a catalyst for movement in negotiations with the district, which began last May and have since entered mediation.
Organizing
With strike votes coming, Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers rally and march together
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“I’ve been teaching 25 years and it keeps getting more and more challenging,” said Ray Lynch, Minneapolis.
Community
Burnham sworn in as first person of color to lead MN AFL-CIO
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In a ceremony broadcast live on the federation’s social media platforms, outgoing Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy swore his successor, Bernie Burhnam, into the state’s highest-ranking union office today.
Organizing
After hitting the streets, Ramsey County workers win raises
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By showing up in force outside the Ramsey County Courthouse, members of five AFSCME locals persuaded county negotiators to put their proposed wage freeze on ice.
Community
MN unions grew in 2021, bucking national trend
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Minnesota bucked the national trend of declining union membership last year, as the state’s union rolls grew by 18,000 workers.
COVID-19
Quick fix for staffing crisis not enough, hospital nurses warn
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Without meaningful action to change the way hospital systems conduct their business in Minnesota, nurses warned, staffing shortfalls will only worsen, threatening the state’s reputation for quality patient care.