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Starbucks

Employees at nine Minnesota Starbucks locations join nationwide strike

Starbucks workers walked out from eight metro area locations and one Duluth location Christmas Eve.

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Debate over approved Minneapolis labor board that could influence industry-wide pay, more

The proposal for an advisory board comprised of business leaders, employees, and community advocates now moves to Mayor Jacob Frey.

Minnesota Lynx

Emails show Timberwolves pushing back against unionization efforts

Organizing employees say that, despite opposition from the team, they believe they have the votes to form a union.

Bichota Coffee

Staff at Bichota Coffee, a new café at George Floyd Square, unionize with support from owner

The new café signed a labor peace agreement with Unite Here before opening, paving the way for staff to unionize.

Target Center Timberwolves

Timberwolves and Lynx crew members file to unionize

The workers say they requested to be voluntarily recognized by the team but did not receive a response.

Cafe Ceres

Workers at 4 Café Ceres locations vote to unionize

The staff will unionize with Unite Here 17 more than a month after declaring their intention to form a union.

Minneapolis parks

Minneapolis park workers vote to approve contract after 22-day strike

MPRB commissioners are expected to approve the contracts during an Aug. 7 meeting.

Minnesota History Center

Union calls on Minnesota Historical Society to rescind sudden layoffs

"All of these passionate and talented employees were given two days' notice," says the MNHS union in a recent statement.

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Brainerd Lakes grocery workers reject offers from employers

UFCW-protected workers have rejected two offers since early December.

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Brainerd area grocery store workers go on strike

The stores affected include Cub, Super One Foods, and SuperValu.

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Workers at five Brainerd Lakes area grocery stores set to strike over Christmas

The Brainerd Lakes region is the latest community where a labor strike impacting grocery stores is looming.

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First Avenue voluntarily recognizes worker union, commits to 'bargaining in good faith'

This comes after employees launched an effort to unionize across the company's seven venues.

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Worker strike forced REI to close its Maple Grove store on Friday

The union representing the employees says the strike is in response to nationwide layoffs.

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Seward Community Co-op, union reach tentative agreement

A strike was authorized, citing unfair labor practices, prior to a deal being reached.

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Employees at six Twin Cities Kowalski's stores could strike next month

The union representing the employees voted to authorize an Unfair Labor Practices strike this week.

Lunds.& Byerlys

Twin Cities Lunds & Byerlys employees vote to ratify contract, won’t strike

A union representing more than 2,500 workers at 22 locations reached a tentative agreement with the grocer last week.

REI Maple Grove

Workers at Maple Grove REI store file to unionize

The announcement makes workers at the Maple Grove store the ninth in the country to file for a union election.

WCCO building

Digital, streaming employees at WCCO-TV vote to unionize

The 15 employees will join on-air talent and producers as members of the SAG-AFTRA union.