MPS district food service workers file intent to strike, join teachers
MPS district officials will have another group sitting at the bargaining table after food servicers workers filed their own intent to strike Tuesday.
MPS students show support for MFT teachers as strike continues
As teachers of the Minneapolis Public School (MPS) district continue their strike for smaller class sizes, additional resources and salary increases, a teacher’s strike has gone into its second week and students have begun to make their voices heard.
Minneapolis teachers strike: Board of Education says they need help from state
Minneapolis teachers union leaders say they want to settle the strike now but the power is in the hands of the district to close the divide in negotiations.
Minneapolis teachers strike: Union leaders give Day 6 mediation update
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Educational Support Professionals presidents provided an update on negotiations with Minneapolis Public Schools on Sunday outside the Davis Center before entering mediation at noon.
Minneapolis teachers strike: Sunday morning check-in with union leaders negotiating with district
"What we're fighting for is to save the Minneapolis Public Schools and have the strongest schools for our students:" Minneapolis Federation of Teachers president Greta Callahan and Education Support Professionals chapter president Shaun Laden respond to the district's mediation update over the weekend.
Minneapolis teachers strike: Negotiations continue, impacts of no school
Union members are on strike for another day as mediation with Minneapolis Public Schools continues over the weekend. More than 4,500 educators are asking for living wages, smaller class sizes, more mental health support, among other issues.
Minneapolis teachers strike: Union leaders give Day 5 update
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers President Greta Callahan and Education Support Professionals President Sean Laden give an Day 5 strike update before heading into mediation Saturday morning.
Minneapolis educators union leaders give Day 4 strike update
Union leaders provided an update on negotiations with Minneapolis Public Schools at 10:15 a.m. Friday outside the Davis Center. If a deal is not reached Friday, negotiations will continue throughout the weekend.
Minneapolis teachers strike puts spotlight on school funding needs
As striking teachers and their supporters marched through downtown Minneapolis on their third day of a strike, their fight for a better contract has brought up larger conversations about school funding.
Minneapolis teachers strike Day 3: Educators march through downtown
With little movement on reaching an agreement with district leaders, Minneapolis educators began their third day of strike on the overpasses and bridges throughout the city. At noon, they'll take to the streets of downtown.
Don Samuels announces Congressional run against Ilhan Omar
No stranger to the residents of Minneapolis, Don Samuels has announced he is running for Minnesota’s fifth district – a Congressional seat currently held strongly by national figure Ilhan Omar.
MPS district offers negotiations update: ‘frustrated, sad, disappointed'
“We’re going to have to invest in our employees, we know that,” said MPS Superintendent Ed Graff during a teachers strike negotiation update Tuesday. “But the only way we’re going to be able to sustain that is increased revenue. You either have to increase revenue, or decrease expenses – those are the two options.”
Minneapolis teachers strike begins
MPS teachers authorized a district-wide strike beginning Tuesday, March 8, holding signs and forming picket lines outside district office buildings.
Minneapolis teachers strike begins: ‘They have not budged'
As the pandemic wanes students in Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) are set to face another obstacle – their teachers authorized a district-wide strike beginning Tuesday, March 8.
Minneapolis teachers strike announced
Minneapolis Public Schools teachers have announced a district-wide strike beginning Tuesday, March 8.
Twin Cities teachers gather as strike looms
Dozens of teachers in both Minneapolis and St. Paul spent the first part of their weekend painting and assembling signs in preparation for a possible strike on Tuesday.
Childcare options if teachers strike in Minneapolis, St. Paul
A teachers strike could happen as early as Tuesday, March 8, for both Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools. But if teachers go on strike and schools are shut down, what other options do families have for childcare?
Minneapolis Public Schools food service workers authorize strike
As Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers are on the verge of going on strike, Minneapolis food service workers voted tonight to join them in their fight for increased wages and more student services.
Minneapolis Public Schools food service workers authorize strike
As Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers are on the verge of going on strike, Minneapolis food service workers voted tonight to join them in their fight for increased wages and more student services.
Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers could go on strike in less than one week
If Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers unions don’t reach an agreement with their districts by next Tuesday they will go on strike.