Workday Magazine

07/31/2026

These workers are fighting for the first-ever union contracts for in-house workers in high-rise residential buildings in the Twin Cities. If their concerns haven't been addressed by August 14, they say they will go on strike.

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 management is refusing to turn over information needed for ba...

07/23/2026

A labor watchdog is requesting an investigation into a Minnesota nursing home due to concerns about transparency regarding union avoidance activity.

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 care for. Speaking at a Minnesota Senate Labor Committee hear...

07/23/2026

In Whiting, Indiana, 800 BP workers have been locked out for four months, and they say the survival of their union is at stake.

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 coworkers. She is wearing a black t-shirt, and sitting behind a t...

07/21/2026

Nurses at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Center City, Minn., say they “have been pushed to the breaking point.” They are in negotiations for their first union contract.

Nurses who work in addiction treatment are fighting for patient and worker safety in their first union contract.

07/15/2026

After a fierce contract fight, transit workers celebrate the City of Rochester’s decision to terminate the contract with Transdev in favor of a new transit company following concerns over union busting, rider experience, and AI surveillance of workers.

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 workers for alleged mismanagement, union-busting, and con...

07/01/2026

Those speaking in solidarity with the 15 indicted were overwhelmingly from the labor movement, and they argued that the conspiracy charges are a form of political repression for the widespread response to Operation Metro Surge, are intended to silence dissent, and are an attack on unions’ and workers’ rights to freedom of speech, protest, and organizing.

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 solidarity.

06/25/2026

The national AFL-CIO held its 30th quadrennial constitutional convention in Minneapolis, where less than a week later, several unionists were arrested for their activism on charges of conspiracy.

06/22/2026

500 concession workers at Target Field in Minneapolis are on strike for the Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game tonight! These are bartenders, dishwashers, waiters, and stand attendants making minimum wage or close to it. They're demanding fair pay and health insurance from their employer, Delaware North Company. The Twins released a statement saying they are bringing in replacement workers. (Photo courtesy of UNITE HERE Local 17)

06/18/2026

“They’re not prosecuting organizing because organizing failed. They’re prosecuting organizing because organizing worked.”

06/18/2026

FOIA Documents Show “Intrusive” AI System is Monitoring Rochester Bus Drivers

Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show that bus drivers for Rochester, Minn., are being monitored by “artificial intelligence” technology for alleged actions like distracted driving and running red lights, and at least one city official acknowledged the syste...