University of MN clerical workers testify at regents budget forum, say ‘Chop...
Minneapolis, MN – Members of AFSCME Local 3800, clerical workers at the University of Minnesota, filled the room here, June 5, testifying at a Board of Regents’ public forum on the university budget....
View ArticleU of M AFSCME workers rally, march against attack on health care
Minneapolis, MN – More than 100 University of Minnesota AFSCME workers came together for a spirited march and rally here, August 5. After rallying in front of Morrill Hall, the administration building,...
View ArticleU of MN workers rally for affordable healthcare
Minneapolis, MN – About 300 University of Minnesota (U of M) workers and their supporters gathered on Northrup Plaza, in front of the administration building Sept. 26, to rally for accessible and...
View ArticleMinnesota students confront President Kaler to demand real diversity
Minneapolis, MN - On March 12, 35 students interrupted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the University of Minnesota to protest the lack of real diversity on campus. The protest was organized by a new...
View ArticleU of M SDS plans protest against war criminal Condoleezza Rice
Minneapolis, MN – The University of Minnesota Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) are organizing an April 17 protest to coincide with a speech by Condoleezza Rice – a close aide of George Bush and...
View ArticleVictory for U of MN SDS in battle against political repression on campus
Minneapolis, MN - Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at the University of Minnesota won a important victory this week, successfully defending itself from administrative sanctions aimed at SDS for...
View ArticleUniversity of MN vigil shows solidarity with 43 missing Mexican students
Minneapolis, MN - 50 students and community members gathered for a vigil Nov. 11 in solidarity with the 43 disappeared - and likely murdered - Mexican student activists in Ayotzinapa. The vigil was in...
View Article13 arrested in sit-in at University of MN president's office
Minneapolis, MN - On Feb. 9, two simultaneous actions occurred on the University of Minnesota campus to demand racial justice and substantive diversity. The protesters’ eight demands can be found here:...
View ArticleUniversity of MN faculty rally in solidarity with UMN 13-plus
Minneapolis, MN - On Feb. 16 a follow-up rally was organized by faculty on University of Minnesota's Minneapolis (UMN) campus to demand immediate action from UMN's administration in implementing the...
View ArticleMinnesota students oppose U.S. sanctions, support Venezuela’s Bolivarian...
Minneapolis, MN -Students gathered in the middle of the University of Minnesota (UMN) campus in solidarity with Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution. Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) waved the...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota unions demand 'raises and respect'
Minneapolis, MN - Over 150 University of Minnesota frontline workers, faculty and students rallied for raises and respect outside the Board of Regents meeting, on the McNamara Plaza here May 8....
View ArticleWorkers tell U of MN regents: ‘We want raises and respect’
Minneapolis, MN - University of Minnesota campus union workers, holding signs demanding “raises and respect“ held a press conference regarding the U of M proposed budget before testifying at the board...
View ArticleTwin Cities rally and march honors the life of Jesús Estrada-Pérez
Minneapolis, MN - On August 9, hundreds of activists and intellectuals gathered at Northrop mall on the University of Minnesota -Twin Cities campus for a memorial rally and march in honor of Jesús...
View ArticleWorkers march on U of MN President Kaler demanding raises and respect
Minneapolis, MN – More than 60 members of AFSCME and Teamster Local 320 marched to the office of University of Minnesota (U of MN) President Kaler, where they delivered thousands of petition signatures...
View ArticleRally demands raises and respect: ‘U of MN, your crummy offer is still too...
Minneapolis, MN - More than 250 university workers, students, faculty and community allies rallied at the steps of Morrill Hall at the University of Minnesota, Sept. 29, to demand raises, respect and a...
View ArticleNorovirus hits dorms, U of MN policy punishes workers who call in sick
Minneapolis, MN - University of Minnesota officials are investigating a suspected outbreak of the norovirus in Minneapolis campus residential halls, according to workers there. Boynton Heath Services,...
View ArticleU of MN workers protest opening of $4 billion fundraising campaign, say they...
Minneapolis, MN - About 100 members of Teamsters Local 320, AFSCME Local 3800, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and others rallied Sept. 8 on the University of Minnesota campus at the McNamara...
View ArticleU of MN workers say no to poverty wages, crash elite fundraising event
Minneapolis, MN – While Minnesota’s elite assembled for a University of Minnesota fundraising gala, Sept. 23, where the price of admission was a half-million dollars, about 200 campus workers and their...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota Teamsters approve strike authorization vote by large...
Minneapolis, MN – Members of the University of Minnesota Teamsters Local 320 overwhelmingly passed a strike authorization vote, with 85% voting to approve, Nov. 2. The vote was tallied at the Teamster...
View Article400 University of Minnesota Teamsters march for raises and respect
Minneapolis, MN – About 400 Teamsters and their supporters rallied at the University of Minnesota administration building, Morrill Hall, on the afternoon of Nov. 17, to demand a decent contract....
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