Strike Continues at U of M as Disagreements Escalate

Strike continues at U of M as disagreements escalate

Union workers strike as University of Minnesota contract talks stall; seek 3.5% wage hike amid allegations and picketing controversies.

Services at U of M Crookston have changed or been canceled because of union strike

CROOKSTON, Minn. – More than 1,400 employees at University of Minnesota campuses, including in the Twin Cities, Duluth and Morris who are Teamster members, have said they’re not returning to work until the university system is willing to return to negotiate a new contract. The union has been looking for a 3.5% wage increase. The two sides have been negotiating since March and the union voted down a final offer on Friday, September 5. “The Univer…

Crookston workers protest university pay, contract terms

CROOKSTON, Minn. — Hundreds of University of Minnesota workers are on strike after the Teamsters union rejected the university’s last, best and final contract offer. The union represents about 1,400 maintenance, food service and janitorial workers at the Crookston, Duluth, Morris and Twin Cities campuses. At the Crookston campus, 24 of about 40 Teamsters-represented workers continued their strike Wednesday, Sept. 10. “I just want the university…