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A report finds that anti-union tactics are more common in Minnesota nursing homes that receive public funding.

“How Is This Okay?”: Union Busting at Publicly Funded Facilities Amid Staffing Crisis A report published in March by Columbia University’s Labor Lab finds that nursing homes in Minnesota that receive public funds through Medicare and Medicaid are more likely to use union-busting tactics, including pressure, surveillance, and discipline. The report draws from data and surveys collec...

“Bigger Than a Contract”: In the Twin Cities, Marches, Strikes, and Blockades for May Day

“Bigger Than a Contract”: In the Twin Cities, Marches, Strikes, and Blockades for May Day Workers across the Twin Cities rallied and marched on International Worker’s Day, or May Day, in solidarity with contract fights, to stand with immigrant workers, and to oppose the threats against working people all over the globe.  Many of the actions were led by leaders in the ICE OUT coalition...

Minneapolis residents and organizers are calling Mayor Frey’s veto of an ordinance extending pre-eviction notices an act of “betrayal.”

“In the Landlords’ Pockets”: Tenants Furious As Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Vetoes Eviction Pause Minneapolis residents who have been raising funds for neighbors who have been unable to work due to Operation Metro Surge are urging city leaders to take action to prevent an eviction crisis.

For the money the U.S. is spending on war with Iran, it could be covering food stamps for 41 million people or Medicaid for 16 million people.

Killing Kids in Iran While Kids in the U.S. Go Hungry This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and The American Prospect. When food stamps run low at the end of the month, Brenda has to get creative. She stretches her pantry to piece together meals to feed herself, her fiancé, and her teenaged daughter. She goes to food banks when she c...

Labor organizer Veronica Mendez Moore explains why unions, worker centers, and other organizations are focusing on Target to lead the corporate push against ICE in Minnesota.

Why Target is the Center of an ICE-Out Campaign in Minnesota ICE Out of MN, a coalition of unions, worker centers, and community organizations, is putting pressure on Minnesota’s corporations that stayed silent as thousands of federal immigration agents wreaked havoc on the state.The coalition is focusing its efforts on Target, a “home-grown” corporatio...

Federal workers who led the first-ever young workers march on Washington on February 7 want to see young workers rise up across the U.S. and demand more from their employers and government.

Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington Federal workers who led the first-ever young workers march on Washington want to see young workers rise up across the U.S. and demand more from their employers and government.

A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. First, she started checking for suspicious cars each day before leaving the house for work. Then, she began skipping work whenever she saw Facebook posts about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents nearby. By the....

Waiters, Cooks, and Bartenders Are Calling on Hospitality Industry to Ban ICE From Minnesota Restaurants

Waiters, Cooks, and Bartenders Are Calling on Hospitality Industry to Ban ICE From Minnesota Restaurants On February 13, restaurant workers rallied outside the Hospitality Minnesota building in downtown Minneapolis to deliver a Valentine’s Day card asking industry leaders to ban ICE from restaurants. The workers also want stronger protocols for protections at restaurants, and know-your-rights trainin...

Demand Grows for Statewide Eviction Moratorium in Minnesota

Demand Grows for Statewide Eviction Moratorium in Minnesota On January 30, educators and children from the Twin Cities demonstrated in front of the governor’s mansion in St. Paul, Minn., led by rank-and-file members of Minneapolis Federation of Educators (MFE) Local 59, to demand that Gov. Tim Walz enact a statewide eviction moratorium. On the same day, a ...

The retailer, which gave $1 million to Trump’s inauguration and has allowed ICE staging and abductions on its property, is feeling pressure from its own employees.

The Minnesota Target Workers Who Walked Out Against ICE This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and The American Prospect. Rob doesn’t want anyone else to experience what his co-workers at the Target store in the Minneapolis suburb of Richfield went through. On January 8, federal immigration agents violently tackled and detained two Tar...