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Emboldened by minimum wage victories in St. Paul and Minneapolis, workers seeking a raise at MSP Airport used the busiest travel day of the year to inject new energy into their fight for $15 and union rights.
Nearly two years after Lakeville Motor Express abruptly closed shop, 90 members of Teamsters Local 120 are still fighting for the wages, vacation pay and other benefits the Roseville-based trucking company owes them.
With the finish line in sight, national union leaders and labor-endorsed candidates fired up union volunteers Saturday in South St. Paul, urging them to keep working to turn out labor voters for the midterm election Nov. 6.
The levy campaign has broad support from the community. The St. Paul Regional Labor Federation has endorsed it, and so has St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, who called SPPS the “lifeblood” of his community.
“People will tell you, ‘I’m not into politics,’” Walz said. “You tell them too damn bad because politics is into you."
At the rally, they stood together in support of the proposed ordinance, unveiled a week earlier by Mayor Carter.
A Twin Cities nonprofit that works to strengthen local families got a little help from the Machinists’ union family over the weekend.
Deb Howze fought hard to get a union. Now, the home care worker from Minneapolis is fighting to stop politicians like Doug Wardlow from taking it away.
Postal Service employees are bringing their unions together to push back against President Trump’s plans to privatize the federal agency.
Two events this month will bring together women who work in construction or are considering a career in the Building Trades.
Workers are organizing through unions and other organizations to improve their lives. Union representation provides a voice on the job and the opportunity to improve wages, benefits and working conditions.
Labor still lacks coordinated approach to organizing the South