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Like so many Minnesotans, we at Workers Confluence are still in mourning three weeks after the assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert. Speaker Hortman was a true champion for workers and marginali...

More than one hundred leaders from worker centers, unions, and allied community groups across the country came together in Minneapolis in late May for three powerful days of relationship-building, strategic visioning and shared learning. As the lo...

The Minneapolis Stripper Awards Gala drew an excited crowd to the Green Room in Uptown on March 3rd. And in between the pole performances and acceptance speeches, the organizers behind the Guild made sure the audience understood what they were fig...

After 15 months of negotiating, the 230 workers at the 7 Twin Cities music venues owned by First Avenue Productions announced in February that they finally have a contract. Workers cited raises, more predictable scheduling, and protections for LGB...

In the first 10 days of his second term, President Trump has put out an unprecedented number of executive orders, many of them unclear and/or illegal in their scope. These include firings, spending freezes, and shuttering entire offices and progra...

[UPDATE: In spite of strong support from the City Council and a broad coalition of worker organizations, Mayor Frey deferred to pressure from employers and vetoed the Labor Standards Board. Advocates are already anticipating this to be a major tal...

August and September brought two Workers Confluence events, both of which explored critical intersections for the labor movement. On August 28th, Confluence partnered with the Minnesota AFL-CIO and their Racial and Economic Justice Committee to ho...

This annual report, Confluence’s first, shares highlights from 2023 as well as our brief history so far and a bit about where we are headed next. Some highlights: Read the complete report here.

From August 12th to 14th, UNITE HERE!’s International Union, which represents restaurant and hospitality workers, brought leaders from all over the country to Minneapolis to dig in on union business and organizing strategies. As part of the visit,...