US EditionUniversity of Minnesota Service Workers Begin Strike - Minneapolis / St ...
With an 82% rejection of the university's offer, nearly 170 service workers seek a 3.5% pay raise amid contract expiration and stalled negotiations across campuses.
- On Sunday evening, the University of Minnesota Duluth issued a statement saying it has a comprehensive plan for a possible strike by service workers represented by Teamsters Local 320, warning some delays may occur and asking for patience.
- With an 82% vote against the deal, union members said negotiations broke down over pay and contract length, as Teamsters Local 320 seeks a 3.5% pay increase while the University of Minnesota proposed a 3% raise and a contract ending Dec. 31, 2026.
- At 10 p.m. Monday, workers began a staged walkout at Crookston and Morris campuses, expanding to Duluth early Tuesday and halting retail dining, campus mail, and emergency maintenance affecting nearly 1,400 Teamsters, including nearly 170 UMD employees.
- The university says it has contingency plans to keep vital services running and remains open to mediation, while Crookston campus operations cancel non-essential catering and delay maintenance and Twin Cities campus students face reduced dining options.
- With the contract expired June 30 and talks ongoing since late March, Teamsters Local 320 held votes ahead of the Sept. 5 deadline, amid Board of Regents-approved pay raises and a push for a contract through Dec. 31, 2026.
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1,400 University of Minnesota workers strike against wage-cutting offer, as Teamsters union signals readiness to impose sellout contract
1,400 service workers across the University of Minnesota system began a strike after rejecting the University's "last, best and final" offer.
UMN service workers poised to begin striking over labor contract
Service workers at the University of Minnesota are preparing to go on strike following the rejection of the school’s latest labor contract. Members of Teamsters Local 320, which represents janitorial, maintenance and food service workers, were expected to start halting work Monday night as part of the systemwide strike. “If we have to strike, we will,” said Grady Johnson, a union steward and gardener at the Twin Cities campus. “We want a fair co…
Duluth News Tribune
University of Minnesota service workers prepare to strike
DULUTH — Service workers at the University of Minnesota are preparing to go on strike following the rejection of the school’s latest labor contract. Including nearly 170 employees on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus, members of Teamsters Local 320, which represents janitorial, maintenance and food service workers, are expected to halt work as part of the system-wide strike. “If we have to strike, we will,” said Grady Johnson, a union st…
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