State Capitol dedicates a ‘place and space’ for Nellie Stone Johnson – and...
Family of Nellie Stone Johnson, who died in 2002, got the first look at a new statue honoring her legacy. A new statue unveiled in the Capitol yesterday celebrates the legacy of Nellie Stone Johnson, a...
View ArticleTwo from Plumbers Local 34 honored with nationwide ‘Heroes’ award
Stephanie Mullin The St. Paul plumbers union has a pair of heroes in its apprenticeship pipeline. Twice in 2022, apprentices with Plumbers Local 34 have been named Tradeswomen Heroes by North America’s...
View ArticleIn Senate, new DFL majority puts refinery safety atop to-do list
Union tradespeople packed the first committee hearing on Senate File 10. (photo courtesy LIUNA MN) Refinery safety is back on the agenda at the Minnesota Capitol. Union tradespeople helped pack the...
View ArticleUnion Advocate recognized in international Labor Media contest
Members of Teamsters Local 120 picketed the main gate at Marathon’s St. Paul Park refinery on Day 2 of their ULP strike. The International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) announced winners of...
View Article‘Bill of Rights’ would fund $25 minimum wage, health benefits for hourly...
Sara Rapp, a school cook on strike in Hastings, testified at the Capitol in support of the ESP Bill of Rights. As striking food service workers in Hastings put a spotlight on hardships faced by some of...
View ArticleConstruction wage theft back on MN lawmakers’ agenda
Alvaro Chavez (L), a member of CTUL, testifies in support of the Construction Worker Wage Protection Act, authored by Rep. Sandra Feist (R). Construction firms in Minnesota would bear greater legal...
View ArticleWalz signs refinery safety bill at St. Paul Pipefitters hall
Gov. Walz signed the refinery safety bill into law May 2. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed one of labor’s top policy priorities into law Tuesday at the St. Paul Pipefitters’ training center, putting in...
View ArticleTwins’ summer concert series keeps Stagehands out in cold
IATSE Local 13 members supported an NHL game at Target Field last year. Beyonce’s concert next Thursday at the University of Minnesota football stadium will create jobs for about 300 union stagehands –...
View ArticleLabor nonprofit helps OPEIU, HealthPartners bring learn-and-earn training to...
Supporters of the clinic assistant training program joined a celebration and press conference June 29. Pictured (L to R) are Jeff Ambroz, Kelsie Anderson, Mayor Melvin Carter and HealthPartners’ Lynzee...
View ArticleBroadcast Technicians bring energy, expertise to Twin Cities PBS studios
Union members gathered on the set of “Almanac” before a June broadcast included (L to R) Joe Kaczynski, Kai Holm, Scott Trotman, Eric Pagel, Michael Phillips, Annika Johnson, Jon Van Amber, Jim Kron...
View ArticleUnion approves first contract at Planned Parenthood North Central States
PPNCS United members held informational picketing in November – a strategy that workers credit with pressuring management to improve its health coverage. Planned Parenthood North Central States workers...
View ArticleWorkers encouraged to make sure they see full benefit of Minnesota’s new sick...
A member of the Twin Cities worker center CTUL spoke about the importance of having access to earned sick and safe time – and why CTUL was among the leading advocates of expanding the benefit...
View ArticleState Labor Department seeks $2.4 million from two local subcontractors
After a 15-month investigation that spanned 19 construction sites, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced Dec. 19 that it will seek to recover $1.2 million in unpaid wages and the...
View ArticleSt. Paul educators give away 40,000 books
Labor and community leaders joined a press event at the St. Paul book giveaway. Speakers (L to R) included St. Paul Regional Labor Federation President Kera Peterson, Education Minnesota...
View ArticleMore advocacy workers unionizing in Minnesota
Workers at two prominent Minnesota nonprofit organizations, The Advocates for Human Rights and Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, have moved to unionize this winter. About 110 staff members at Mid-Minnesota...
View ArticleUnion members push bill to give striking workers unemployment benefits
Autoworkers in Hudson, Wis., picketed during their union’s “Stand Up Strike” in 2023. After a wave of collective action saw American workers improve their pay and working conditions by going on strike,...
View ArticleUpdated prevailing wage standards ‘a tremendous win’ for tradespeople
Sen. Tina Smith (R) and Wage and Hour Division Administrator Jessica Looman announced new prevailing wage standards in Minnesota. The Labor Department has updated federal prevailing wage standards in...
View ArticleNew state board sets $20.50 wage floor in nursing home industry
SEIU member Nessa Higgins spoke during a press conference at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, as (L to R) Teresa Brees, T.J. Hart, Michelle Armstrong and Labor Commissioner Nicole...
View ArticleMinnesota apprentice wins Insulators union’s international skills contest
Pictured (L to R) are Tommy Haun, the union’s international training director; Local 34 Business Agent William Meyer; Jordan Haller, who hoisted a Stanley Cup replica at the awards banquet; and Local...
View ArticlePipefitters’ service day keeps heat on for homeowners in need
Members of Pipefitters Local 455 and Local 539 gathered for a photo after the Heat’s On volunteer breakfast in Roseville. Union pipefitters on Saturday carried forward their fall tradition of providing...
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