With strike votes coming, Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers rally and march together
“I’ve been teaching 25 years and it keeps getting more and more challenging,” said Ray Lynch, Minneapolis.
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Twin Cities Starbucks workers join union wave
Workers at two Starbucks locations in the Twin Cities today announced they are forming unions, becoming the first Minnesotans to join a nationwide surge of worker organizing at the world’s largest coffeehouse chain.
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After hitting the streets, Ramsey County workers win raises
By showing up in force outside the Ramsey County Courthouse, members of five AFSCME locals persuaded county negotiators to put their proposed wage freeze on ice.
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Half Price Books workers ready to bargain after victory in St. Louis Park
Kristin Tamayo, a bookseller at the St. Louis Park store, said it’s exciting to be part of a “movement happening right now with booksellers and other members of the working class across the country.”
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Don’t be fooled by AT&T’s authorized retailers, CWA members warn
stepping up its campaign to fight back against job cuts and union busting at AT&T retail stores nationwide, asking supporters to do business with stores that employ CWA members.
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These Tortilla Workers Walked Out and Won a Day Off Work
Gathered outside Chicago’s flagship El Milagro taqueria, workers remembered those who died from Covid-19—and celebrated a victory that granted them Sundays off.
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Newly unionized Chisago Lakes custodians tap community support in first contract campaign
Custodians and supporters rally in advance of a first mediation session with the Chisago Lakes schools.
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Strike vote nets Minneapolis laundry workers a better deal
7-1 to authorize a strike last week, laundry workers at Aramark’s northeast Minneapolis facility Wednesday accepted an improved offer from their employer, roughly doubling the wage increase included in the contract.
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Workers at Twin Cities mental health agency to vote on union
Wellness is at the heart of what Headway Emotional Health Services workers do on the job. It’s also at the heart of their union drive, which moved a step closer to the finish line last week.
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AFSCME united for ‘substantive change’ in talks with U
Union members say they will keep the heat on the university until its words of support for frontline workers translate into real gains at the bargaining table.