‘Labor News’ Archives
MASSACRE AT FLOUR CITY!
The Deadly Battle over Labor Rights in the Streets of Seward, Summer of 1935. By MARILYN MATHENY The two bronze doors in photo on Page 1 lower left corner, were made at Flour City Ornamental Iron Company in Seward Neighborhood for the Plummer Building at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Charles Brioschi, an Italian immigrant who worked for an architectural firm in St. Paul, was inspired to create the sculptural reliefs while hospitalized at Mayo. The 42 panels represent maternity and motherhood, agriculture, fine arts, education, and mechanical arts. The doors are 16 feet high, 5.25 inches thick, and each weighs two tons. Vine Arts Center Art GalleryIvy Arts Building, 2nd Floor2637 27th Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN 55406Saturdays, July 12, 19, and 26, 2025, from 11:00 to 5:00. Free and open to all. This graphic historical exhibit uses a timeline of photos, newspaper clippings, maps, and first-hand accounts to retell the story of the violent labor struggles that [...]
5 Worker-Cooperative Owners ANNOUNCE
May Day Cafe OPEN Again!
MAY DAY CAFE Press Release Adapted ABOVE: ‘Now Worker Owned!’ banner proudly displayed. Photo: Laura Hulscher The May Day Cafe Workers Cooperative is Minneapolis’s newest Worker Co-op. The Cafe reopened to the public on Friday, February 7th 2025. FamiliarityThe new owners are excited to welcome you back into this beloved and longstanding neighborhood establishment with a new vision of intentionally deepening the space as a community resource.You will see lots of familiar faces as most of the employees have stayed on and are on their way to becoming worker-owners. While sustaining a commitment to affordability and the bakery staples that regulars have come to know and love, over time you will also see some new menu items and fresh ideas. Founding worker-owners from left: Sonja Felsch, Tyler Diethart, Cassandra Hendricks, Sunny Draves-Kellerman, and Mira Klein. How It Happened“The last 12 months of work to make this cooperative transition has been exhausting, but [...]
Building Dignity and Respect Program Enlists Local Developers
Compiled by HARVEY WINJE Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL), located at 3715 Chicago Avenue, announced on October 9th that the first developers have committed to join their groundbreaking Building Dignity and Respect (BDR) Program. The developers are Alliance Housing and Hope Community, two mission driven housing developers. BackgroundFor more than two years, workers have raised concerns about the crisis in the Twin Citiesnon-union construction sector, including rampant wage theft and misclassification, dangerousconditions, and a pattern of criminal activity. Workers have been calling on developers to join theBDR program, which utilizes an independent monitoring model to ensure compliance with laborprotections on construction sites. The model, known as Worker-driven Social Responsibility, hasproven effective at eradicating abuse in complex industries like U.S. agriculture and internationalgarment industries. This event marks a historic milestone in workers’ [...]
