Overview

• The strike began at 10 p.m. Monday at the Crookston and Morris campuses and extends Tuesday to Duluth, Grand Rapids, Waseca and Austin in the morning, with Twin Cities workers set to join in the afternoon.
• Roughly 1,400 Teamsters-represented food service, custodial and maintenance employees are participating in the action.
• Union leaders say members seek a wage increase that meets or exceeds 3.5%, alignment of contract end dates with other campus unions and preservation of tentative mediation agreements.
• The university’s most recent proposal includes a 3% raise in the first year, at least 2% in the second year, a $500 annual lump sum for most workers and possible 1% market adjustments and shift differential increases for some roles.
• University officials call the demands unrealistic, say vital services will continue with possible delays in dining, mail and cleaning, and confirm talks are ongoing through state mediation.