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VTA asks for Gov. Newsom’s intervention to force striking union employees back to work
March 17, 2025 // The VTA, whose buses and light rail trains have been idled since workers walked out Monday, also disclosed Saturday filed March 10 for a Superior Court injunction to "stop the irreparable harm to the community." The transit authority argues that Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, representing more than 1,500 VTA workers, violated a "no strike" clause in its contract, even though the agreement expired at 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
VTA workers injured in traffic incident on 1st day of strike that shut down bus, light rail service
March 11, 2025 // VTA is offering the union a 9.3% increase over the next three years, while the ATU workers are demanding a 19.1% increase over three years. ATU is asking for more, including special protections for arbitration guarantees.
Allina ordered to pay $400,000 to union, faces many more anti-labor complaints
July 13, 2022 // The NLRB recently reached a settlement with Allina after SEIU Healthcare Minnesota filed a complaint that the health care system refused to provide merit pay raises for therapists who unionized at one of their hospitals. Although Allina didn’t acknowledge wrongdoing, the NLRB did find merit to the union’s claims and Allina agreed to provide back pay to the workers — about 2-4% raises. An Allina spokeswoman said the company provided merit increases to those employees before the NLRB made its decision. Jamie Gulley, Phillips Eye Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital