UMN union workers announce vote to authorize strike

UMN union workers announce vote to authorize strike

University of Minnesota members of Teamsters Local 320, a Minneapolis-based worker union, announced Wednesday that there are plans to begin voting to authorize a potential strike.  The Teamsters, which represent over 1,500 union workers across the University’s five campuses, have been in contract renegotiations with the University since March. The statement announcing the vote said negotiations with the University have broken down in recent mont…