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SEIU educators from Mounds View public school pose for a photo.

Mounds View Paras Stick Together With Strike Vote

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate) | March 7, 2020

More Twin Cities workers are making preparations for a possible strike.

Organizing
Ahmed Kahsay, a janitor at MSP Airport, speaks at a press conference called by his union, SEIU Local 26, to discuss the coronavirus, as Local 26 President Iris Altamirano (R) listens.

Outbreak Adds Urgency to Janitors’ Push for Sick Pay

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate) | March 5, 2020

Public response to the epidemic has put a grim spotlight on limited access to paid sick time in the U.S., particularly for low-wage workers like Patiño.

Commentary
SEIU janitors hold picket signs while on strike.

Strikes Surge Nationwide

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate) | March 3, 2020

Strikes have been in the news a lot here lately, but it’s not just a local phenomenon.

Organizing
An informational picket line for the St. Paul Federation of Educators with workers holding up signs.

St. Paul Educators Set March 10 Strike Deadline

By Michael Moore (Union Advocate) | March 2, 2020

What would 3,600 St. Paul teachers, educational assistants and licensed professionals on strike look like?

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A picket line of nurses marches outside of a hospital holding signs, one reads, "What are M Health's priorities?".

Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez | February 29, 2020

Throughout the last week workers and their advocates took to the streets to make their voices heard.

Organizing
Workers with SEIU Local 26 protesting downtown Minneapolis with a large banner that reads, "Fighting today for a better tomorrow".

‘Let the Bosses Clean their Toilets’

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez | February 29, 2020

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.

Organizing
A strike banner that reads, "Strike! Thursday, February 27th 5pm".

SEIU Announces Strike for 4,000 Janitors

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez | February 24, 2020

SEIU Local 26 announced today that 4,000 commercial janitors will begin their ULP strike starting the second shift on Thursday, February 27th.

Organizing
Commercial office janitors, retail janitors, security officers, window cleaners, and airport workers marched through the downtown Minneapolis skyway.

Twin Cities Janitors and Guards Feature Climate and Housing in Their Strike Demands

By Steve Payne | February 21, 2020

Service Employees (SEIU) Local 26’s fight is also for something bigger: affordable homes and a healthy planet for us all.

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A large group of young people pose for a photo, with many wearing buttons.

Kickstarter United Wins NLRB Election

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez | February 19, 2020

On Tuesday 85 engineers, directors, analysts, designers, coordinators, customer support specialists and others at Kickstarter voted to affiliate with OPEIU Local 153 in New York.

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Chicago Strike

Number of Striking Workers Surged in 2018 and 2019

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez | February 12, 2020

Strike activity surged in 2018 and 2019, marking a 35-year high for the number of workers involved in a major work stoppage over a two-year period.

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