Press Releases

SCOTUS Ruling Leaves Us All Worse Off

June 30, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2014Contact:    Greta Bergstrom, Greta@TakeActionMinnesota.org, 651.336.6722 SCOTUS Ruling in Harris v. Quinn Chooses Corporations Over Home Care Workers Fighting to Improve Quality of Jobs and Client

Minnesotans to Attend Monday’s White House Summit

June 20, 2014

TakeAction Minnesota Congratulates CTUL For Landmark Workers’ Rights Policy Victory

June 10, 2014

May 23, 2014

Thissen, Pappas Headline Minnesota Women & Families Economic Security Summit in Duluth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2014Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org Duluth, MN — TakeAction Minnesota and the Center for American Progress Action Fund hosted a day-long forum focused on placing women

May 12, 2014

Duluth City Councilors, Women’s Advocates Push for Economic Security for Women & Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 12, 2014Contacts:    Liz Olson, LizO@TakeActionMinnesota.org, 218.343.4281Greta Bergstrom, Greta@TakeActionMinnesota.org, 651.336.6722 City Council Resolution to Be Introduced Monday Night Duluth, MN – On the heels of Governor

May 10, 2014

SWLRT Equity Coalition Launches PeoplesTransit.org Website

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 8, 2014Contacts:    Greta Bergstrom, Greta@takeactionminnesota.org, 651.336.6722 Site Advocates for Transit Enhancements to Address Racial and Economic Inequities Along Corridor Minneapolis, MN – A growing coalition

April 10, 2014

TakeAction Minnesota Statement on Passage of Minimum Wage Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2014Contact:  Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org St. Paul, MN –  TakeAction Minnesota issued the following statement upon Thursday afternoon’s passage of H.F. 2091, raising the state’s

April 8, 2014

Community Leaders, Transit Riders Call On Met Council, Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis to Make SWLRT More Equitable

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 8, 2014Contact:    Greta Bergstrom, Greta@TakeActionMinnesota.org, 651.336.6722 Minneapolis, MN – Local organizations, community leaders, and transit riders gathered Tuesday morning in North Minneapolis, calling on the

March 26, 2014

Carver County Is Minnesota’s Healthiest; Mahnomen County Is Least Healthy, According to New Rankings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 26, 2014Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org Carver County Is Minnesota’s Healthiest; Mahnomen County Is Least Healthy, According to New RankingsAnnual Rankings Show Where Minnesota Counties

February 27, 2014

Single Mom March Calls on Walmart To Raise Wages, Enact Family-Friendly Policies to Lift Women Out of Poverty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 27, 2014Contact:  Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org March spotlighted Monday’s termination of April Williams who was unfairly fired after participation in a strike last November at