Happy Pride Month
This month we continue to celebrate Pride as we strive for inclusion and equality.
This month we continue to celebrate Pride as we strive for inclusion and equality.
On July 1st, the minimum wage is going up in both Minneapolis and St. Paul and more than 60,000 workers will be getting a raise as a result!
Some personal news from President Jamie Gulley.
Every spring, members of our Union gather at the state Capitol in St. Paul for Lobby Day for a big rally and small-group visits with our state representatives and senators. That kind of big gathering is not possible this year.
Last week, there was a tragic mass-shooting at the Allina Crossroads Clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota. The clinic is located about a mile from the hospital which is represented by our Union.
Each year in January we work to educate all members of our Union on the special importance of Martin Luther King to our union and the labor movement.
Last month, thousands of SEIU healthcare workers around the country and in Minnesota started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine!
In December, our Union filed a lawsuit in Federal court against the Monarch Nursing Home chain over their refusal to arbitrate Union grievances.
Over the last two weeks our Union has been conducting a membership survey with important questions related to newly developed COVID-19 vaccines.
On Friday, our Union submitted a formal letter on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Minnesota.