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.
Government
MN AFL-CIO’S CAMPAIGNS CONFERENCE KICKS-OFF LABOR 2020 POLITICAL PROGRAM
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Rank and file union members and leaders from across the state gathered February 6-7 for the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s 2020 Campaigns Conference. The theme was “Stand Up, Fight Back!”
Government
Trump’s NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier To Wear Union Schwag at Work
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The Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ended 2019 by rolling back another round of Obama-era regulations and handing down a number of pro-employer decisions. One of those rulings restricts workers from wearing union buttons and other pro-labor insignia.
Government
Report on the Safety of Youth in The Trades
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This report to the Minnesota Legislature explains that any benefit gained by bringing youth under the age of 18 onto an active construction site is “overwhelmed by the unacceptable risk to youths’ health, safety and wellbeing.”
Co-Ops
‘I Don’t Want to Run a Grocery Store’
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According to six former employees of Harvest Moon. the co-op is saddled with debt and morale is low. Wage theft is rampant and conditions within the store have deteriorated. By the end of August, the board had begun firing managers and took the unprecedented step of taking over the day to day operations of the store.
Amazon
Inside Documents Show How Amazon Chose Speed Over Safety in Building Its Delivery Network
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Amazon ignored or dismissed safety concerns about its delivery network to prioritize speed and explosive growth, according to new documents and interviews with insiders
Community
Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week
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As part of the week’s events, four apprentice profiles from across the State were collected by the MN Trades Council.
Community
Chicago’s Citywide Strike Just Spread to Charter School Teachers
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On Tuesday, the ranks of the striking workers—represented by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and SEIU Local 73—swelled a little further as nearly 40 teachers walked off the job at Passages Charter School on the city’s north side
Government
LGBTQ rights at the Supreme Court and the Possible Impact for Minnesotans
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of Title VII could have broad impacts on the LGBT community and beyond. Where does that leave LGBT Minnesotans?
Organizing
Layoff Notices are Met with Protests at St. Cloud State
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At the beginning of the academic year in mid-September, eight tenured professors at St. Cloud State University (SCSU); three philosophy, one from theatre and four from the university library found out they were being laid off. Their academic appointments are scheduled to end on May 2020.