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Minneapolis park workers on strike attend Minnehaha Art Fair to have more meaningful interactions
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MINNEAPOLIS — Sunday marked Day 18 of the park workers strike in Minneapolis.
Rain didn’t slow down the crowds at Minnehaha Regional Park on Sunday for the Minnehaha Art Fair, which provided a unique opportunity for LiUNA Local 363 members to share their fight through a more intimate interaction with people in attendance.
“It definitely helped for me to be able to hear from them what their perspective is and what’s going on, rather than seeing that there’s something they’re striking against, but really what it is they’re striking against,” said Phys O’Higgins, who was attending the art fair on Sunday, and was approached by a union member who explained their cause.
Local 363 took a break from chanting on the picket line and canvassed instead.
“It helps break through some of the noise,” said A.J. Lange, the business manager of Local 363.
When large events like the Minnehaha Art Fair take place during a strike, union members, who are still working, and park management will bring resources to the event to keep it successful by restocking restrooms and keeping the park clean. It then leads to other parks getting neglected.
“You’re seeing the impacts at other parks. You go by North Commons Park, for example, and it doesn’t look like it should because [park staff] is spread thin,” said Lange.
North Commons Park on Sunday still had large broken tree branches littered across the park from earlier storms and quite a bit of trash in it.
On Friday, 91% of union members voted against the park board’s most recent offer. The union says they’re good with the park board’s wage increase offer of 10.25% over three years, but says there are still parts of the contract they’re not happy with, leading to the ongoing gridlock.
“They need to drop the union-busting language, wanting to restrict or reduce our stewards, building discipline into our ongoing wage increases which we’ve never had before,” said Lange.
With more than two weeks on the picket line, everyone is feeling the effects of it now.
“We just need to get back work, and I think there’s a clear path forward,” said Lange.
On Monday, park workers plan to picket at Lyndale Farmstead Park and canvas at Lake Harriet Bandshell.
There is no word yet on when they’ll return to the negotiating table.
For a full breakdown of the timeline of negotiations since June, click here.
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Minneapolis police investigating stabbing off Hennepin Avenue in Uptown
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Minneapolis police are investigating a stabbing off Hennepin Avenue in Uptown on Saturday afternoon.
A man was critically injured after being stabbed in the neck in the 2800 block of Hennepin Avenue just before 3 p.m., according to police.
The victim, who wasn’t identified, was taken to HCMC with life-threatening injuries. Police were investigating and no one had been arrested as of mid-evening Saturday.
Minneapolis, MN
Man seriously injured after being stabbed in the neck in Minneapolis
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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A man was stabbed in the neck in Minneapolis Saturday afternoon, resulting in him being seriously injured.
What we know
According to Minneapolis police, officers responded to the 2800 block of Hennepin Avenue just before 3 p.m. to reports of a person being down and bleeding. When they arrived, officers found a man with a life-threatening stab wound to the neck.
Officers then secured the scene and canvassed the area, and no arrests have been made.
What we don’t know
Police say there is “limited information” available about this incident, and they have not said what led up to the stabbing.
The incident remains under investigation.
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