Our History

History?  Yeah, we have that!  On-Site, Local, National or International- U.S.W. has walked the walk and continues to go the distance. 

1856: Minnesota's first union organized.

1856: Saint Paul printers organize the first union in Minnesota during a dinner to commemorate Benjamin Franklin's birthday.  It eventually...

1854: Minnesota's first known strike.

1854: The Daily Minnesota Pioneer carries the first known report of a strike in Minnesota, by journeymen tailors in Saint Paul.  The outcome...

1856: Minnesota's first union organized.

1856:  St. Paul printers organize the first union in Minnesota during a dinner to commemorate Benjamin Franklin's birthday.  It eventually b...

1854: Minnesota's first known strike.

1854:  The Daily Minnesota pioneer carries the first known report of a strike in Minnesota, by journeymen tailors in Saint Paul.  The o...