STRIKE DAY 1:
Over 300 nursing home workers at 5 Minnesota Nursing Homes have begun a three-day Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) STRIKE #UnionStrong

BIG NEWS! HealthPartners Workers With SEIU Ratify Tentative Agreement With 86% Support!

Agreement for nearly 2,000 healthcare workers, which followed strike vote, defended industry-leading health benefits, won wage increases & more.

Read full press release: www.facebook.com/seiuhcmnia/p...

Picture of PPNCS worker Gabi with quote saying: "When I read this article, I see a call for help. Frontline workers at PPNCS struggle for our voices to be heard by executive leadership. This article confirms that people in middle management feel the same. At a contentious time for sexual and reproductive healthcare workers we need our leaders to be listening to our union members. I have no doubt Ruth (Richardson, the PPNCS CEO) believes in our mission. We need her to believe our workers when we say we need support."

Today's article in Minnesota Public Radio (link in next post) about issues at Planned Parenthood North Central States (PPNCS) has brought to light concerns felt by many SEIU Healthcare MN & IA members who work at PPNCS. Read more: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ctp...

BREAKING! We’re proud to endorse Meg Luger-Nikolai for House (64A) – a labor lawyer ready to fight for working families and strong public schools across Summit Hill, Union Park, Mac-Groveland, and Summit-University neighborhoods of St. Paul. Voter info below... #mnleg

The Trump Administration is trying to exclude nursing from the list of “professional” degrees—a change that would slash loan support for advanced nursing students & make higher education less accessible. This devalues the training & expertise of nurses. We won’t stay silent!

MAGA GOP is making healthcare more unaffordable so the rich get richer. #mnleg #politics #seiu YouTube video by SEIU MN State Council

Billionaires keep getting richer.
Families keep getting squeezed.
And Rep. Pete Stauber and MAGA GOP keep making everyday life more expensive.
No one in this country should go broke to get the care they need — full stop. #mnleg #WorkersOverBillionaires @repliishkozlowski.bsky.social @seiu.org

WDIO: Duluth Elected Officials spoke about rising healthcare costs “[The] increase is so steep that too many of us are wondering whether we’ll even be able to afford coverage going forward,” said Hanek. “We knew these massive increases were coming after HR1 passed this summer, cutting Medicaid and rolling back the policies that help keep insurance affordable on the open market. All so they could protect tax cuts for billionaires.”

Thanks to Senator Jen McEwen and Representative Liish Kozlowski for helping us sound the alarm. Northland families are being pushed to the brink by massive healthcare cost increases that MAGA GOP politicians like Pete Stauber let happen.
#duluth #mn08 #UnionStrong #mnleg

Image of David Huerta with text: "Justice for David Huerta" and "We won't be silenced" The United Service Workers West SEIU logo

We stand with our union brother, @seiuca.org Pres. @davidhuerta-seiu.bsky.social, who on 11/25 faces baseless charges by the MAGA Regime for peacefully exercising constitutional rights during an ICE raid. When they try to silence one of us, we rise together. ✊💜 #JusticeForDavid @seiu.org

🧵 Our union sends our heartfelt thanks to @senatorpappas.bsky.social
on the announcement of her retirement.

Sen. Pappas led on countless bills that helped level the playing field for working people. (1/4) #mnleg

🧵 Polls are closed! Together, along with our partners we made hundreds of thousands of voter contacts in Minneapolis — knocking doors, making calls, texting and showing up across our city...(1/3) #mpls #UnionStrong @omarfatehmn.com

It’s Election Day! Working people—Black, white, and brown—are showing up to demand what we all deserve:
💪 Dignity on the job
🏠 A stable home
📚 Strong schools
🌅 Affordable lives

🗳️ Polls are open 7AM to 8PM.
Let’s vote for a future where we all thrive.

#BeAVoter #mpls #STP

PHoto of Arline Datu holding a sign that says "Vote YES for a Fairer St. Paul"

🧵 ✅ In St. Paul, we’re voting YES on Administrative Citations to protect renters, workers, and families across our city.

📣 But don’t just take our word for it — check out this thread of powerful community voices calling on you to Vote YES on Question 1 for a Fairer St. Paul!

Saint Paul’s future is on the ballot, and we're fired up to get out the vote! Let’s make our voices heard as voters and re-elect Mayor @melvincarter.bsky.social, vote YES on Q1 for a fairer St. Paul, and vote YES for our schools to make sure every child has the opportunity to thrive. 🗳️ #BeAVoter

SEIU members like Mike are coming together as voters to create a city where workers have a seat at the table, not just the wealthy & well-connected. The status quo won't cut it for our families. Ready for change? 👉 seiu.mn/mpls2025 #BeAVoter #MPLS @seiu.org @omarfatehmn.com

🚨 HAPPENING NOW: As the federal government enters week three of its shutdown over the sunsetting of ACA advanced premium tax credits, State Representative Jamie Long, Senator Alice Mann, and community... 🚨 HAPPENING NOW: As the federal government enters week three of its shutdown over the sunsetting of ACA advanced premium tax credits, State Representative Jamie Long, Senator Alice Mann, and...

NOW: As the fed govt enters week 3 of its shutdown over the sunsetting of ACA tax credits, Rep.
@jamiemlong.bsky.social
, Senator Alice Mann, and community members are raising alarm bells on the impact and shock families across the state are experiencing WATCH: facebook.com/FaithInMN/vi... #mnleg

Republicans want congress to choose between higher insurance premiums or a government shutdown. Tell Congress ENOUGH is ENOUGH. Call the Save Healthcare Hotline at 877-851-2521

Republicans are threatening to shut down the government to protect billionaire tax breaks—while 22M Americans face health care premiums jumping 75%. We need a budget for working people, not people with private jets. Call 877-851-2521 and tell congress to stop the #MAGAshutdown

📢 BREAKING! SEIU Minnesota State Council Endorse Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate | RELEASE: www.facebook.com/share/p/179Z...
#unionStrong #WhenWeFightWeWin #mnleg #mnsen @peggyflanagan.bsky.social

Congratulations to XP Lee on a resounding victory tonight! MN's across race and background are coming together to say NO to the billionaire takeover of our federal govt. and make sure #mnleg is building a state that works for all of us, not just the wealthy and well connected!

BREAKING: SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa Endorse @robsandia.bsky.social for Iowa Governor -- Union members highlight need for change, desire for Governor who will prioritize working families. FULL STATEMENT: www.facebook.com/share/p/171d...

A day after the DFL overturned the historic endorsement of Omar Fateh, unions and community groups, including @seiumn.bsky.social and @uniteherelocal17.bsky.social gathered with us at City Hall to focus the conversation back on the working people that party insiders are trying to shut out.

It's time for a change in Minneapolis! We stand with @omarfatehmn.com because he's always been on the side of workers, not just the wealthy and well-connected! #mpls

GOOD TROUBLE! SEIU members showed up today because lives are on the line. Rural hospitals, nursing homes, and care for our neighbors are at risk. Rep. Finstad, #mn01 needs a leader who stands with working families—not the MAGA agenda or corporate donors. #SaveMedicaid

(5/5) Highlights:

✅ 10.5% raises over the 3-year life of the contract, the largest across the board wage increase the group has ever won

✅ Increases in longevity bonuses

✅ Increased differentials when members pick up open shifts

✅ New nondiscrimination language

+ more!

As we look forward, we know that we still have more work to do and will begin right away to build towards our next contract fight to be ready to win even more!” (4/5)

"We are proud of today’s vote that ratifies our new contract. Because we stuck together and showed our collective power, we were able to win real gains that will benefit both ourselves and our patients...(3/5)

Following a vote that concluded Monday that saw 95% support from SEIU members voting on the TA between SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa and HealthPartners SMG, Ellie Conway, a CMA and member of the SEIU bargaining team at SMG, shared her reaction...(2/5)

🧵 BREAKING! SEIU Members at HealthPartners Stillwater Medical Group Ratify Contract!

Members had just voted overwhelmingingly to authorize an open-ended ULP strike following a 4-day ULP strike earlier in July...
(1/5)

🚨BREAKING🚨 SEIU members at HealthPartners SMG reach strong Tentative Agreement just days after announcing they had voted overwhelmingly to authorize an open-ended Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike!

Full Release: www.facebook.com/seiuhcmnia/p...

Let's hear it for HealthPartners SMG workers who are in bargaining today! Keep standing strong! READ: Workers with HealthPartners in Stillwater vote to authorize strike - kstp.com/kstp-news/to... #UnionStrong