Powering Minnesota's labor movement
Dear John,
Minnesota’s labor history is long and hard-fought. From immigrant-led miners’ strikes on the Iron Range in the 1900s, to the recently organized unions at Tattersall Distillery and Spyhouse Coffee, workers won because they stood together in solidarity, sharing risk and resources, and demanded their fair share.
Today, thousands of Minnesotans are out of work, and many more are facing low wages and unsafe working conditions, even as the richest people in America get richer still.
But working people are organizing through powerful collectives like CTUL and The Awood Center, standing up and demanding basic workplace policies like prayer breaks, safe working conditions, paid time to care and an end to wage theft.
We’ve got so much work to do. Split a $10 donation today between CTUL, The Awood Center and TakeAction Minnesota to continue the struggle this Labor Day.
CTUL organizes low-wage workers from across the Twin Cities, building power and leading the struggle for fair wages, better working conditions, and a voice in the workplace. CTUL advocates in workplaces and in the state legislature, where last year their members passed one of the strongest wage theft laws in the country.
The Awood Center builds economic and political power amongst workers in the East African community of Minnesota. They’re taking on Amazon’s inhumane working conditions and were the first workers to bring Amazon to the negotiating table in the US.
And at TakeAction Minnesota, we build people-centered government and campaign for policies that let Minnesotans thrive, including Earned Sick and Safe Time for workers in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth. But the fight is not over. We will continue to work with our partners until all Minnesotans across the state have Paid Time to Care.
This is a day to honor the workers and organizers of Minnesota – and to invest in the fight. Give now to power the labor movement in 2020 and beyond.
In gratitude and solidarity,
Imogen Page
Individual Giving Manager
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