Job Openings
The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees is seeking a business agent. The Greater Minnesota Worker Center is seeking an organizer who is proficient in English and Spanish.
University of Minnesota faculty file for union election
Faculty delivered signed union cards to the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services Wednesday to trigger an election to form a faculty union at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities campus.
Labor issues call for racial unity
Saying of the economic and political elite, “When they divide us up, they can beat us. When we stick together, they can’t,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka declared workers of all races, classes and genders must unite to reclaim the future.
Nurses and five hospital systems reach tentative agreement
Twin Cities nurses represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with five of the six hospital systems.
Friday is deadline to register for skills courses
Friday, Jan. 15, is the deadline to register for skills courses on Collective Bargaining and Introduction to the Labor Movement offered by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
Nurses to pursue wage-only negotiations
Minnesota Nurses Association members have voted to enter into wage-only negotiations with five of the six Twin Cities hospital systems. More than 6,000 nurses will be affected.Another 6,000 nurses are employed by Allina, who did not agree to participate.
Obama wrong on trade, advocates say
President Obama used Tuesday’s State of the Union address to call for passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal during the last year of his administration. Advocates of fair trade say they will continue their efforts to fight the TPP.
Janitors challenge building owner to improve standards
Janitors who clean buildings throughout the Twin Cities marched through St. Paul skyways Monday.
Supreme Court hears arguments in major worker rights case
Workers and public sector unions faced sharp questions about union dues, agency fees and what they’re used for – or not used for – in a pivotal case that went before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday.
Court case is personal for many public sector workers
For Ethel Everett, Reagan Duncan and Bryce Wickstrom, the elevated arguments over union dues and agency fees, occurring inside the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, are personal.