Alfonzo Galvan

1 month ago | sahanjournal.com | Alfonzo Galvan

Organizers from the state’s largest health care union planned a rally on Friday to pressure four Twin Cities nursing homes to negotiate better wages. But workers at Providence Place in Minneapolis barely had time to attend. Five minutes after they joined the 2:30 rally, they put down their banner, took off their union shirts and went back to work. “When we fight, we win!” the group chanted twice before walking back into the nursing home to continue their shift.

1 month ago | sahanjournal.com | Alfonzo Galvan

A young couple with a big dream has opened what they say is the Twin Cities’ first Karenni grocery. Htay Reh, 24, and his wife, Ranjana Baraliy Meh, 23, held a grand opening for the Karenni Grocery Store on Saturday in a Maplewood strip mall. Their 20,000-square-foot store is stocked with fresh fruit, Southeast Asian ingredients and a meat case that includes wild boar. The store also has shelves of brightly dyed Karen and Karenni clothing.

1 month ago | sahanjournal.com | Alfonzo Galvan

A former cleaner for a Lakeville drywall company who says she was fired after she reported sexual harassment that escalated to rape on the job, was joined by the state of Minnesota on Tuesday in her effort to hold the company accountable. The lawsuit, filed by Norma Izaguirre and the state Department of Human Rights, charges Izaguirre’s former employer, Absolute Drywall Inc., with employment discrimination and retaliation.

1 month ago | sahanjournal.com | Alfonzo Galvan

Less than a year after Minnesota legislators passed a law setting a statewide pay floor for rideshare drivers, a group of drivers is back at the Capitol seeking a path to unionizing. Drivers at a Tuesday news conference said the expected pay gains did not materialize, and they’re hoping a new bill will give them the leverage to negotiate directly with rideshare companies and offer more transparency over benefits. Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, DFL-Minneapolis, and Rep.

2 months ago | sahanjournal.com | Alfonzo Galvan

A year ago, Ninfa Ortiz had so many customers at Milagro’s Beauty Salon, she expanded into an adjacent space, adding 14 new stations between her hair and nail business. This week, the chairs in her New Hope salon sat empty. Two employees in the shop killed time by doing each other’s nails. Ortiz, who has been in business for more than a decade, said 90% of her clientele comes from the Latino community. Since President Donald Trump’s election, however, her customers aren’t showing up.