As the coronavirus unfolds, unions and their members find themselves in the trenches helping protect the public even as they try to juggle their personal lives and deal with constantly changing — and sometimes contradictory — information from health and…

The Minnesota AFL-CIO released a letter Thursday it had sent to Gov. Tim Walz, shortly after the governor had signed Emergency Executive Order 20-07, which effectively suspended some collective bargaining rights for state employees, and other executive actions. The letter,…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that bars, restaurants and other public places such as movie theaters, museums and fitness centers in Minnesota will be closed starting Tuesday in response to the coronavirus outbreak. This does not apply to grocery…

As conditions at the workplace change rapidly during the coronavirus outbreak, unions are on the front lines calling for safer working conditions and more humane policies to help ease the social, economic and health burdens for workers. The Minnesota Nurses…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order on Sunday authorizing the temporary closure of Minnesota K-12 public schools to students in order for school administrators and teachers to make long-term plans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools will be closed…

The Building Trades were out in force last week during the two-plus-day event Construct Tomorrow down at the DECC, making their pitches to high-school students about how these careers can be rewarding in a wide variety of ways. And an…