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On a freezing Minnesota afternoon, these words cut through the cold air and landed with the people gathered there. The video above captures more than a speech. It captures the heart of what we are building at Workers Confluence. A moment where the...

2024 was a difficult year for workers and organizers across Minnesota. Political pressure increased. Immigrant workers faced greater risk. Small organizations were asked to carry heavier loads. In response, Workers Confluence stayed focused on the...

More than 100 construction workers and their allies filled the foyer of Minneapolis City Hall on October 15th to advocate for real enforcement of laws that are intended to protect workers but fall far short in reality. After the rally, they took t...

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...