Today's article in Minnesota Public Radio (link in next post) about issues at Planned Parenthood North Central States (PPNCS) has brought to light concerns felt by many SEIU Healthcare MN & IA members who work at PPNCS. Read more: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ctp...

BREAKING! We’re proud to endorse Meg Luger-Nikolai for House (64A) – a labor lawyer ready to fight for working families and strong public schools across Summit Hill, Union Park, Mac-Groveland, and Summit-University neighborhoods of St. Paul. Voter info below... #mnleg

The Trump Administration is trying to exclude nursing from the list of “professional” degrees—a change that would slash loan support for advanced nursing students & make higher education less accessible. This devalues the training & expertise of nurses. We won’t stay silent!

Billionaires keep getting richer. Families keep getting squeezed. And Rep. Pete Stauber and MAGA GOP keep making everyday life more expensive. No one in this country should go broke to get the care they need — full stop. #mnleg #WorkersOverBillionaires @repliishkozlowski.bsky.social @seiu.org

Thanks to Senator Jen McEwen and Representative Liish Kozlowski for helping us sound the alarm. Northland families are being pushed to the brink by massive healthcare cost increases that MAGA GOP politicians like Pete Stauber let happen. #duluth #mn08 #UnionStrong #mnleg

We stand with our union brother, @seiuca.org Pres. @davidhuerta-seiu.bsky.social, who on 11/25 faces baseless charges by the MAGA Regime for peacefully exercising constitutional rights during an ICE raid. When they try to silence one of us, we rise together. ✊💜 #JusticeForDavid @seiu.org

🧵 Our union sends our heartfelt thanks to @senatorpappas.bsky.social on the announcement of her retirement. Sen. Pappas led on countless bills that helped level the playing field for working people. (1/4) #mnleg

🧵 Polls are closed! Together, along with our partners we made hundreds of thousands of voter contacts in Minneapolis — knocking doors, making calls, texting and showing up across our city...(1/3) #mpls #UnionStrong @omarfatehmn.com

It’s Election Day! Working people—Black, white, and brown—are showing up to demand what we all deserve: 💪 Dignity on the job 🏠 A stable home 📚 Strong schools 🌅 Affordable lives 🗳️ Polls are open 7AM to 8PM. Let’s vote for a future where we all thrive. #BeAVoter #mpls #STP

🧵 ✅ In St. Paul, we’re voting YES on Administrative Citations to protect renters, workers, and families across our city. 📣 But don’t just take our word for it — check out this thread of powerful community voices calling on you to Vote YES on Question 1 for a Fairer St. Paul!

Saint Paul’s future is on the ballot, and we're fired up to get out the vote! Let’s make our voices heard as voters and re-elect Mayor @melvincarter.bsky.social, vote YES on Q1 for a fairer St. Paul, and vote YES for our schools to make sure every child has the opportunity to thrive. 🗳️ #BeAVoter

SEIU members like Mike are coming together as voters to create a city where workers have a seat at the table, not just the wealthy & well-connected. The status quo won't cut it for our families. Ready for change? 👉 seiu.mn/mpls2025 #BeAVoter #MPLS @seiu.org @omarfatehmn.com

NOW: As the fed govt enters week 3 of its shutdown over the sunsetting of ACA tax credits, Rep. @jamiemlong.bsky.social , Senator Alice Mann, and community members are raising alarm bells on the impact and shock families across the state are experiencing WATCH: facebook.com/FaithInMN/vi... #mnleg

Republicans are threatening to shut down the government to protect billionaire tax breaks—while 22M Americans face health care premiums jumping 75%. We need a budget for working people, not people with private jets. Call 877-851-2521 and tell congress to stop the #MAGAshutdown

📢 BREAKING! SEIU Minnesota State Council Endorse Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate | RELEASE: www.facebook.com/share/p/179Z... #unionStrong #WhenWeFightWeWin #mnleg #mnsen @peggyflanagan.bsky.social

Congratulations to XP Lee on a resounding victory tonight! MN's across race and background are coming together to say NO to the billionaire takeover of our federal govt. and make sure #mnleg is building a state that works for all of us, not just the wealthy and well connected!

BREAKING: SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa Endorse @robsandia.bsky.social for Iowa Governor -- Union members highlight need for change, desire for Governor who will prioritize working families. FULL STATEMENT: www.facebook.com/share/p/171d...

A day after the DFL overturned the historic endorsement of Omar Fateh, unions and community groups, including @seiumn.bsky.social and @uniteherelocal17.bsky.social gathered with us at City Hall to focus the conversation back on the working people that party insiders are trying to shut out.

It's time for a change in Minneapolis! We stand with @omarfatehmn.com because he's always been on the side of workers, not just the wealthy and well-connected! #mpls

GOOD TROUBLE! SEIU members showed up today because lives are on the line. Rural hospitals, nursing homes, and care for our neighbors are at risk. Rep. Finstad, #mn01 needs a leader who stands with working families—not the MAGA agenda or corporate donors. #SaveMedicaid

🧵 BREAKING! SEIU Members at HealthPartners Stillwater Medical Group Ratify Contract! Members had just voted overwhelmingingly to authorize an open-ended ULP strike following a 4-day ULP strike earlier in July... (1/5)

🚨BREAKING🚨 SEIU members at HealthPartners SMG reach strong Tentative Agreement just days after announcing they had voted overwhelmingly to authorize an open-ended Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike! Full Release: www.facebook.com/seiuhcmnia/p...

Let's hear it for HealthPartners SMG workers who are in bargaining today! Keep standing strong! READ: Workers with HealthPartners in Stillwater vote to authorize strike - kstp.com/kstp-news/to... #UnionStrong

Chris Jones is a conservative, union member, and full-time caregiver to his wife in Duluth. He voted for Trump and Stauber — but when they teamed up to gut the life-giving care Medicaid provides, he spoke out. Read his letter: www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/lett... #SaveMedicaid #mn08

BREAKING! HealthPartners Stillwater Medical Group (SMG) Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Open-Ended ULP Strike No date has been set, but potential for open-ended ULP strike comes following 4-day strike in July - RELEASE: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DxW... #UnionStrong

Today's the day! It's not too late to join a #FamiliesFirst action in a town near you! We're fighting back against cuts, against ICE and against the billionaires backing it all. @seiuhcmnia.bsky.social

A powerful march & rally in Minneapolis to demand that we put #FamiliesFirst, not billionaires! ✅ Quality healthcare, good union jobs & keep families together ❌ Cuts to Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts, ICE ripping families apart. Join us: seiu.mn/familiesfirstmn

Mad about Medicaid cuts? Frustrated by tax breaks for super rich while the rest of us barely get by? Angry that families are getting ripped apart? Turn that anger into action this Sat (7/26) at 2pm outside the MPLS Labor Center at the #FamiliesFirst rally/march! RSVP: www.mobilize.us/familiesfirs...

"A SLAP IN THE FACE" | As 4-Day ULP Strike Wraps Up, HealthPartners SMG Workers Respond to “Insulting” Offer from Employer, Plan Next Steps in Fight for Fair Contract | RELEASE: www.facebook.com/share/p/16pv... #UnionStrong

SOON at 8AM: Striking Healthcare Workers Rally on Final Day of Four-Day ULP Strike As Parties Go Back to Bargaining Table | Friday morning rally will be held before the two sides return to the table Friday at 9 a.m. READ MORE: www.facebook.com/seiuhcmnia/v...

🚨 Yesterday, Minnesotans rallied at the offices of the 4 Members of Congress who voted YES on the MAGA Budget — slashing Medicaid & SNAP to give tax breaks to billionaires. We won’t “get over it.” This is just the beginning. #NotOverIt #UnionStrong #HandsOffMedicaid

Thank you Lt. Gov. @peggyflanagan.bsky.social for joining striking workers in Stillwater today who are on ULP strike to retain staff in the jobs we love and provide the best care possible to our community. We appreciate you waking the picket line and listening to our stories!

Today I joined @seiuhcmnia.bsky.social’s frontline workers on the picket line. Our healthcare workers take care of us - we've got to take good care of them. That starts by paying them the wages they deserve.

AMAZING! Join us for a rally at Noon! 📍 Public sidewalk outside HealthPartners Stillwater Medical Group Clinic 1500 Curve Crest Blvd, Stillwater, MN 55082

TMRW: Stillwater Medical Group workers begin a 4-day ULP strike, fighting to ensure essential workers get the dignified wages and respect we deserve. Join us on the picket line from 7AM-5PM with a rally at Noon. Let's tell HealthPartners to do the right thing! #UnionStrong

Congress just passed the MAGA Regime's domestic agenda funnels money from seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans to the billionaires running our government. We will remember. We will fight back. Watch this message from SEIU Pres April Verrett. #UnionStrong #SaveMedicaid

🚨BREAKING 🚨 STRIKE TO BEGIN TUESDAY SEIU HCMNIA members at HealthPartners Stillwater Medical Group to Hit Picket Line July 8th for 4-Day 99% of the members voted to authorize the ULP Strike! #UnionStrong #Strike #SEIU

With a 99% YES vote for a ULP STRIKE, our team is heading it to bargaining today fired up to win a fair contract that puts patient needs over corporate greed! We call on HealthPartners to do the right thing and bargain in good faith! #UnionStrong

Home care worker & @seiu.org member Starlisha spoke today at a Defend Public Health rally in St. Paul about how Medicaid cuts would hurt to her family & why we're fighting like hell to stop this Big Ugly Bill. Call you Rep now & say VOTE NO! #HandsOffMedicaid #SolidaritySummer

🚨BIG NEWS🚨 10-Day Strike Notice filed by HealthPartners SMG Workers for Potential 4-Day ULP Strike That Could Start July 8 www.seiuhealthcaremn.org/.../10-day-s...

May their memory be a blessing. Melissa and Mark Hortman and their dog Gilbert will lie in State in the MN Capitol on Friday, June 27, from noon to 5PM. A private funeral will be live-streamed Saturday at 10:30 am. Read more about her legacy: minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/26/r... #mnleg

Are you with us? Join the fight and tell Congress #HandsOffMedicaid! Call 866-426-2631 TODAY!

This fight is about more than Medicaid—it’s about every family’s right to healthcare and a future with dignity. This bill is killing us to make billionaires richer. We won’t rest until every worker and every family has the care they need to live. #ThisBillKills #HandsOffMedicaid

SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa Members Celebrate Legislative Wins for Nursing Home, Home Care and Mental Health Workers in State Budget | RELEASE: www.facebook.com/share/p/16V1... #mnleg #UnionStrong

🕊 Our hearts are shattered. We’ve lost a giant. Luisa Blue—nurse, climate justice warrior, API champion, and SEIU’s first AAPI Exec VP—demolished barriers for generations to come. Even in her final days, she organized with love, power, and purpose. Farewell, Sister Luisa 💜

GREAT NEWS! A judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by nursing home lobby groups LeadingAge MN and Care Providers of MN that asked court to roll back paid holiday rules and end standards board created to help address the crisis facing workers and residents. #mnleg

“Republicans in Congress just passed legislation that will rip healthcare from our families to line the pockets of the mega-rich." April Verrett, SEIU President's full statement: seiu.co/3FdRSK3

With a #mnleg special session looming, now is the time to raise our voices to defend our progress! We're standing strong to defend investments in care work and worker protections like earned sick and safe time and paid leave. Are you with us? Add your name and say #HandsOff: seiu.mn/handsoffmnleg

The Constitution is clear: If you're born here, you're a U.S. citizen. Here’s why Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional and dangerous. #OurKidsBelong #WeBelong #BirthrightCitizenship

Lori knows how essential nursing home workers are—and why the Workforce Standards Board matters. Thanks to leaders like Rep. Dan Wolgamott, MN passed improvements like holiday pay & wage floors. Now some want to roll it back. Tell #mnleg: Stand strong for care seiu.mn/care4mn