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.
Workers organizing
March 22, 2017
Franklin Street Bakery workers aid food shelf, seek justice on the job
MINNEAPOLIS
Franklin Street Bakery workers donated more than $1,000 from their “Taste of Justice” event to a local food shelf and called on their employer to sign a neutrality agreement so they can unionize to improve their wages and working conditions.
March 20, 2017
Farm workers call for human rights at Wendy’s restaurants
MINNEAPOLIS
Chanting “Exploitation has got to go!” dozens of farm workers and supporters converged on the Wendy’s restaurant in north Minneapolis Monday, calling on the company to honor the human rights of the workers who help produce their food.
March 16, 2017
Farm workers bring campaign to Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS
Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a Florida-based farm worker organization, will hold a cultural event and protest Sunday and Monday in Minneapolis.
March 10, 2017
Paratransit workers organize in Rochester
ROCHESTER
Drivers at ZIPS Paratransit Service have organized with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, the union reported.
February 24, 2017
Linden Hills Co-op workers vote to unionize with UFCW Local 653
MINNEAPOLIS
Workers at Linden Hills Co-op won their election Thursday to form a union with the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 653.
February 11, 2017
State dismisses effort to decertify home care union
ST. PAUL
The state Bureau of Mediation Services Friday dismissed an attempt to decertify the union for 27,000 Minnesota home care workers, meaning a contract securing their wages, benefits and working conditions can move forward.
February 9, 2017
Linden Hills Co-op workers submit cards for union election
MINNEAPOLIS
An overwhelming 80 percent of Linden Hills Co-op employees signed and submitted cards to the National Labor Relations Board Thursday to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 653.
February 5, 2017
Workers unionize at Whole Foods in Duluth
DULUTH
Workers at Whole Foods Co-op in Duluth Minnesota voted 43-42 to form a union and join the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1189.
November 29, 2016
Workers across nation demand $15 minimum wage
MINNEAPOLIS
On the fourth anniversary of the start of the Fight for 15 movement, workers in Minnesota and across the nation are demonstrating to demand a higher wage.
November 14, 2016
MSP airport workers win recognition of their union
BLOOMINGTON
After years of organizing, including many landmark victories along the way, hundreds of workers employed by Delta subcontractor Air Serv have won recognition of their union with Service Employees International Union Local 26.
