News and Updates

Trades picket school projects in Waconia

June 24, 2016

Heat and Frost Insulators Local 34, supported by other Building Trades unions, began an informational picket at Bayview and Southview elementary schools in Waconia Thursday to let the public know that...
Striking nurses highlight violence they suffer on the job

June 23, 2016

On day four of a seven-day strike by members of the Minnesota Nurses Association, nurses who work for Allina Health highlighted the workplace violence issues they face every day — issues which they say Allina...
After tumultuous month, staff at St. Paul charter school near first contract

June 23, 2016

Earlier this month, teachers at Community School of Excellence in St. Paul pushed back against administrators’ plan to cut classroom programming and lay off personnel, including most members of the fledgling...
Some 5,000 nurses on strike at Allina facilities

June 19, 2016

Nearly 5,000 nurses employed by Allina Health began a seven-day strike Sunday morning, setting up picket lines outside five metro-area facilities. The walkout is taking place at Unity, Abbott Northwestern and...
East Metro grocery workers reject ‘final offer,’ urge continued negotiations

June 17, 2016

In a nearly unanimous vote yesterday, East Metro grocery workers rejected a hastily crafted “final offer” from their employers. About 3,700 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1189 began...
AFL-CIO Votes to Endorse Hillary Clinton for President

June 16, 2016

The General Board of the 12.5 million member AFL-CIO voted today to endorse Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. The endorsement reflects a comprehensive, democratic process initiated a year ago...
Retail janitors win agreement with Best Buy on eve of shareholder summit

June 14, 2016

A protest planned by retail janitors today outside Best Buy’s corporate headquarters turned into a celebration after executives agreed to partner with workers on efforts to ensure people who clean the company’...
Labor 2016 Campaign Schools

June 12, 2016

Your local Regional Labor Federation/Area Labor Council and the Minnesota AFL-CIO will kick off Labor 2016 this summer with campaign schools to train union activists and staff for the upcoming campaign to...
Labor 2016 Days of Action

June 12, 2016

Join your union brothers and sisters for doorknocking in support of Labor-endorsed candidates. Organized by your local Area Labor Council/Regional Labor Federation. August 17, 4:30 to 8:30pm - Thanks for a...
Nurses announce one-week strike starting June 19

June 9, 2016

Nurses will strike five Twin Cities Allina hospitals for a week, starting Sunday, June 19, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced. MNA said it has delivered the 10-day Notice of Intent to Strike to Allina...
Nurses reject Allina’s contract offer, authorize leadership to call strike

June 7, 2016

Nurses at four Allina Health facilities in the Twin Cities area are preparing to strike after a “super majority” of union members voted to reject the health care provider’s latest contract offer. The vote...
Bloomington teachers end school year without contract

June 3, 2016

Bloomington teachers are ending the 2015-2016 school year and they’re still without a new contract that should have been in place at the start of the school year. The school board initially proposed a two-year...
Workers at Minnesota Public Radio vote to unionize

June 2, 2016

Workers at Minnesota Public Radio have voted in favor of union representation by SAG-AFTRA, the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board, Marlin Osthus, announced Thursday. The vote was 39 in...
Big Gains for Striking Verizon Workers in New Agreement

May 31, 2016

Communications Workers of America (CWA) issued the following statement in response to the agreement reached between striking workers and Verizon last week: Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers who have been on strike...
Minneapolis passes earned sick and safe time ordinance

May 27, 2016

The Minneapolis City Council made history Friday by passing the state’s first ordinance requiring employers to provide earned sick and safe time. The action followed a massive campaign led by workers of color...
Session ends without bonding bill or transportation package

May 24, 2016

Labor leaders are expressing disappointment that the 2016 Legislature failed to approve either a comprehensive transportation package or bonding for much-needed infrastructure investments. As Sunday’s midnight...
House Republicans failed working Minnesotans

May 23, 2016

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on the conclusion of the 2016 legislative session: “Eleven weeks ago, working Minnesotans had high expectations for their legislators....
Minnesotans for Paid Family Leave Coalition Statement on Star Tribune Editorial

May 20, 2016

In response to today’s Star Tribune Editorial, the Minnesotans for Paid Family Leave Coalition issued the following statement: "Paid Family and Medical Leave remains an enormously popular, common sense...
Advocates hope for last-minute conversion on paid family leave

May 17, 2016

Leaders of a variety of faiths surrounded Pastor Matt Bersagel as he called on the Minnesota House to address paid family leave legislation in the waning days of the 2016 session. “We’re asking for open hearts...
Unions call on Legislature to pass bonding bill

May 16, 2016

With only a week to go in the 2016 legislative session, union leaders are urging lawmakers to get serious about passage of a bonding bill to fund important infrastructure projects. Bonding would also create an...

News and Updates

Trades picket school projects in Waconia

Striking nurses highlight violence they suffer on the job

After tumultuous month, staff at St. Paul charter school near first contract

Some 5,000 nurses on strike at Allina facilities

East Metro grocery workers reject ‘final offer,’ urge continued negotiations

AFL-CIO Votes to Endorse Hillary Clinton for President

Retail janitors win agreement with Best Buy on eve of shareholder summit

Labor 2016 Campaign Schools

Labor 2016 Days of Action

Nurses announce one-week strike starting June 19

Nurses reject Allina’s contract offer, authorize leadership to call strike

Bloomington teachers end school year without contract

Workers at Minnesota Public Radio vote to unionize

Big Gains for Striking Verizon Workers in New Agreement

Minneapolis passes earned sick and safe time ordinance

Session ends without bonding bill or transportation package

House Republicans failed working Minnesotans

Minnesotans for Paid Family Leave Coalition Statement on Star Tribune Editorial

Advocates hope for last-minute conversion on paid family leave

Unions call on Legislature to pass bonding bill

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