Minneapolis teachers strike: District urges teachers to return to work
With higher wages, caps on class size, and mental health support being the huge sticking points, Minneapolis teachers hit the picket line for yet another day.
Food service workers reach deal with Minneapolis Public Schools before strike
With the district facing another potential strike, Minneapolis Public Schools say it has reached a tentative agreement with its food service workers union on a three-year contract.
Minneapolis teachers strike: District leaders say 'progress being made'
It's the ninth day at the bargaining table for what striking educators say is a "fight for the soul of our city" for livable wages, smaller class sizes and mental health support.
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: 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 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: ‘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.
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.