Last week, just two short days after filing their 10-day strike notice, Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) food service workers with SEIU Local 284 landed a historic tentative agreement (TA) with
Hold the Line + Hold Each Other. Strikes WORK!
Our Histories, Our Future: Unbreakable solidarity vs. police unions
When we come together with collective love, care, and solidarity, anything is possible. As educators continue to hold the line for students and schools, it’s on all of us to show up and throw down with them to win the care and investments our young people and communities need to thrive.
We’re just getting started: Recapping our Greater Minnesota Summit + what’s next
Last weekend’s Greater Minnesota Summit was a joy. More than 50 Minnesotans attended, and we’re so grateful for the stories we heard and the connections we made across the state.
It’s not enough to call essential workers “heroes.” It’s time to pay up.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Tiger King part of the pandemic. I’d just landed my job here at TakeAction, and I was painting my friend Maddy’s kitchen and
Let’s #MakeItRight for Essential Workers
It’s been two years since we started calling frontline workers “essential” as they kept our state running during the pandemic. They showed up every day, including without proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for most of the first year of the pandemic. These nearly 700,000 health care workers, educators, food service workers, janitors, security officers, government employees, meatpackers, and more risked their lives to go to work, while hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans have gotten sick and nearly 10,000 have died.
Solidarity with educators = better schools + stronger communities
We have enough for all. With more than a $9 billion dollar state budget surplus, it’s time for the state of Minnesota to fully fund education, so every child has an equal opportunity to receive a high-quality education and thrive – now, and into adulthood. The money is there to give all students and educators – across the state – the resources they need.
Organizing an ‘unstoppable force for good’ in Central Minnesota
This is the story of the moment when I decided: Enough is enough. I’m going to find Central Minnesota neighbors who will stand beside me against Trump and Trumpism, for communities that protect, include, and value everyone — across race, gender, sexuality, immigration status, income, and disability.
AFTER-ACTION REPORT REVEALS JACOB FREY, MPD IGNORED EMERGENCY PROTOCOL IN WAKE OF GEORGE FLOYD MURDER
“The after-action report confirmed it was Jacob Frey’s complete incompetence and lack of preparedness that cost Minneapolis so dearly following George Floyd’s murder – not the peaceful demonstrators and mourners he has repeatedly sought to blame and surveil. Jacob and his political allies deliberately lied about and covered up this report until their re-election campaigns had passed to avoid accountability. It is an egregious abuse of power that further stains a historically dirty election and is yet another example of corruption in the Frey administration.”
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Those of us who live in northern Minnesota and have progressive political opinions need a political home.
Why we (DyAnna + Cierra) want to build power with you in Greater Minnesota
If you haven’t met us before, we’re TakeAction organizers DyAnna and Cierra. Here’s why we care about building power with you in Greater Minnesota – and why we want to
