One morning, when Jacob started his 9 a.m. shift as a UPS driver in Minnesota, he noticed it was hazy outside. It was July 16, and wildfires raging across northeastern Minnesota and southern Canada had unleashed acrid, hazardous smoke acros…
This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. Dockworkers unions in France, Greece, Basque Country, Turkey, Morocco, and Italy are calling an international day of action “against war and militarization” on Octo…
High-rise condo workers rallied in the rain at the River Towers in downtown Minneapolis on the morning of July 31 to send a message to their employers: They have set a deadline of August 14 for a strike over unfair labor practice alleging m…
In 2025, Cassandra Thomas and her coworkers at Chapel View Nursing Home in Hopkins, Minn., formed a union in order to improve pay and address what they say are consistently low-staffing issues that hurt both workers and the residents they c…
This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and The American Prospect. WHITING, INDIANA—Elizabeth Piña has been at her union hall since 4:00 a.m., checking in picketers, organizing the food pantry, and chatting with her coworker…
Nurses who work at the renowned Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation addiction treatment center in Center City, Minn., began an open-ended, unfair labor practice strike on Wednesday, July 15. They are up against a foundation that has considerable…
Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/bargaining/) Nurses who work in addiction treatment are fighting for patient and worker safety in their first union contract. Child labor law violations have been increasing in the U.S.…
On July 6, Rochester, Minn. City Council voted unanimously to award Via Transportation with a contract to manage Rochester Public Transit (RPT)—replacing Transdev, the former management company. Transdev faced strong opposition from transit…
The crowd of supporters gathered in front of the city hall building in downtown Minneapolis, directly across from the Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse. Photo by Amie Stager. Tony LaRose, a member of IBEW Local 110, has been deeply disturb…
Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/news/) Ahead of the first hearing for the 15 activists and community defenders charged with conspiracy by the federal government, a crowd full of supporters gathered and demonstrated in…
Minnesota’s labor movement was recognized by the AFL-CIO for its leadership during Operation Metro Surge. Photo by Amie Stager. There was a remarkable juxtaposition between the celebration of Minnesota’s labor movement at the national AFL-C…
Protestors march on the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building located in the unorganized territory of Fort Snelling in Minnesota. Photo by Amie Stager. Following the federal government’s indictment of 15 Minnesotans on Wednesday, the state’…