UFCW members settle contract with Worthington plant
Workers at the JBS pork processing facility in Worthington, Minn., who belong to United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1161 have ratified a new union contract.
Twin Cities workers join nationwide Walmart strike
Walmart associates from Apple Valley and Brooklyn Center walked off the job Wednesday, joining another nationwide wave of strikes and demonstrations targeting the world’s largest retailer for its low pay and retaliation against workers looking to organize.
Letter Carriers food drive tops 1 million pounds
The massive, one-day food drive sponsored across the country by the National Association of Letter Carriers yielded more than 1 million pounds of donations in the Twin Cities.
UNITE HERE settles contracts with two hotels
UNITE HERE Local 17 has settled two of nine hotel contracts expiring this year, the union announced.
Walmart workers plan more strikes, demonstrations
Opening a new front in their long campaign to improve Walmart, the “Walmart moms,” members of the employee group Our Walmart, are taking on the company’s chairman and namesake, Rob Walton.
Symposium highlights union role in creating a quality workforce
More than 100 labor, business, education and government leaders came together at the University of Minnesota on May 27 to discuss the future of workforce training in Minnesota.
Building Trades unions combine efforts to pass responsible contractor legislation
When it comes to public construction projects in Minnesota, the law says that the lowest responsible bidder gets the job. What constitutes a “responsible bidder” wasn’t clearly defined in the law, however.
Rail unions laud new safety legislation
Minnesota’s rail unions say railroad workers – and the public – will benefit from new safety legislation, including the nation’s first regulation for adequate lighting of rail yards.
Legislature improves law governing public sector collective bargaining
Amid the many bills approved in the 2014 legislative session is a measure that significantly streamlines the state’s public employee collective bargaining process.
More than $1 billion in infrastructure projects will create jobs
Utilizing the first state budget surplus in seven years, state legislators pushed the value of a package of public infrastructure investments passed during the 2014 Legislative Session to over $1 billion.