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Starting at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, janitors began a series of rolling strikes at locations around the Twin Cities Wednesday. The walkouts are over unfair labor practices by employers who are stalling in negotiations, the workers said.
Non-union janitors who are sub-contracted to clean Macy’s and Herberger’s stores announced a settlement Tuesday for $425,000 in back wages and damages as part of a class action lawsuit against Capital Building Services Group.
Friday is the deadline to register for Basic Steward Training, a labor studies skills course offered by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
Some 4,000 janitors represented by Service Employees International Union Local 26 will walk off the job Wednesday, while retail cleaners – who are not unionized – say they plan to strike Thursday.
Adjunct faculty at Hamline University voted Friday to ratify their historic first contract with the University, providing significant raises and job improvements.
The East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul is hosting a panel discussion this Thursday on the Friedrichs case, featuring Bill Barry, author of a new book on internal organizing.
Supporters of a $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis say they will hold a mass meeting later this month to put the issue on the ballot this fall.
Twin Cities janitors on Friday renewed their pledge to strike if a contract agreement with cleaning contractors is not reached by Sunday.
The executive board of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 is recommending that members vote “no” and reject a “final” contract offer from Metro Transit in balloting that will take place this Sunday, Feb. 14, and Monday, Feb. 15.
Lauding Minnesota for successful and innovative strategies, U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez presided over the first regional Worker Voice Summit Tuesday in Minneapolis.
