Media that empowers working people – that's how we build a More Perfect Union.

Don't Miss a Video!

Access our exclusive reporting and rapid response actions directly in your inbox, so you don’t miss a beat in the fight for working people nationwide.

Be a part of a community backing up independent journalism with action.

Ideas

Have a story to tell or idea to share?
Email [email protected]
© 2021 More Perfect Union Action

Together we can build power for working people.

We’re asking questions that really matter, and telling the stories of people who really need to be seen and heard.

You can support our work by donating today.

Amount

Make It Monthly

Don't Miss a Video!

Access our exclusive reporting and rapid response actions directly in your inbox, so you don’t miss a beat in the fight for working people nationwide.

Be a part of a community backing up independent journalism with action.

Poverty Wages Push Thousands to Strike in Minneapolis

The twin city public school teachers are demanding a livable wage for their educational support professionals.

YouTube Thumbnail

Over 4,000 Minneapolis Public Schools educators are on strike. It’s Minneapolis teachers’ first strike in over 50 years, and the largest strike currently occurring in the United States. The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Education Support Professionals Local 59  is demanding a livable income for educators and “safe and stable” schools for students. a livable income “safe and stable” schools and a livable income for their colleagues.

Educational support professionals (ESPs) in Minneapolis make as little as $24,000 per year and are struggling to survive. Many ESPs report working multiple jobs and several are homeless. 

“I do not know one ESP I work with that does not have a second job,” says Tequila Laramee, an associate educator in the district. 

Currently, ESPs earn $24,00 per year. They are demanding $35,000 annually. Additional demands include increased mental health services for students, hiring of additional psychologists and social workers, and significant pay raises for teachers.

These educators are unionized with Minneapolis Federation of Teachers 59, as a part of the American Federation of Teachers.

Those looking to support striking workers can donate to their strike fund here: https://workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/minneapolis-federation-teachers 

The Latest

YouTube Thumbnail
We Talked To Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar About Universal School Meals
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
The ‘No Labels’ Third Party Bid That Could Sabotage Trump and Biden
Read More
Pharma & Crypto Among Winners as Revolving Door Spins From Congress
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
Medicaid Work Requirements: We Exposed the TRUE Cost of Republicans’ Top Priority
Read More
Poll: The Public Overwhelmingly Supports the Writers’ Strike
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
How America Can Stop Dangerous Train Derailments
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
How Milton Friedman Broke The American Economy
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
How Food Delivery Apps Are Trying to Kill a Worker Uprising
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
Public Education Is A Mess. This Candidate Has A Plan to Clean It Up.
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
How CEOs Manipulate the Stock Market
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
How Starbucks Just Broke the Law (Again)
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
DHL Express Workers Expose Gruesome Working Conditions
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
How Right-Wing Grifters Are Destroying Public Schools
Read More
Inside UPS’s New Business Strategy: Executive Pay Skyrockets As Infrastructure Investment Dwindles
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
Inside a Major Climate Fight in Oil Country
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
Sun Country Airline Workers Vote To Unionize—Management Fought Back
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
Why Hollywood Writers Are Going On Strike
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
How Jack Welch Broke America
Read More
YouTube Thumbnail
This Grocery Giant Stole Millions From Their Workers
Read More
Revealed: The Corporations Mobilizing to Defeat Biden’s Labor Secretary Nominee
Read More