Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Public Works employees vote strongly in favor of new contract
Minneapolis Public Works employees responsible for water treatment, sewage, trash collection and other public works duties have overwhelmingly voted to accept a new labor contract.
The 400 employees, represented by the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA Local 363), won a wage increase of nearly thirty percent over the next three years, a historic bump for the workers, the union said in a statement. The vote took place Monday.
Public Works employees have said their jobs grew more challenging in recent years marked by frontline work throughout the pandemic, a period of civil unrest and the homelessness crisis.
“This victory shows that when we are united in solidarity with our union brothers and sisters, we have the power to win,” said AJ Lange, business manager of LIUNA Local 363
The union also secured health and safety protections, seniority rights, limits on temporary workers, holiday pay for dual certified workers and other protections in an effort to address staffing and scheduling problems.
Two weeks ago, the workers had overwhelmingly voted in favor of authorizing a strike.
Minneapolis police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a man seriously injured Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened near Oliver Avenue North and Lowry Avenue North just before 2 p.m., according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
Investigators say an SUV struck another vehicle, which then collided with a motorcyclist. The driver of the SUV then fled the scene.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
No arrests have been made as of Tuesday night.
A recent FOX 9 investigation found that Medicaid fraudsters owe millions but pay back little with several other defendants discharged from probation after making either minimal or no payments towards their court-imposed debts.
A homicide investigation is underway after a person was found shot to death inside a car parked along the Mississippi River, the Minneapolis Park Police Department said.
Around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, officers from Minneapolis Park police and the city’s police department responded to a report of a body in a car at Mill Ruins Park. They found an adult with a fatal gunshot wound at the scene, as well as a firearm.
The Minneapolis Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating.
Police said the Hennepin County medical examiner will determine the manner and cause of death, as well as the person’s identity.
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