Unite Here! Local 17

10/22/2026

Thank you to all of our members who took part in the Executive Board Election! The new executive board is:

Sheigh Freeberg- President
Geof Paquette- Vice President
Christa Sarrack- Sect/Treas
Hiwot Tekle - Recording Secretary

Dani Anderson -Trustee
Tammy Houston- Trustee
Mary Lauer Aulwes- Trustee

Selene Martinez- EBoard
Cliff Martin- EBoard
Meles Dawit- EBoard
Milad Sayed Kheli- EBoard
Adam Schreifels-E Board
Hanna Dessu-E Board
Hamera Dinku -E Board

10/12/2026

We unequivocally stand with Ilhan Omar. Weaponizing law enforcement to silence political opponents is Anti-American and wrong.

This is a shocking escalation by the Trump administration and it cannot be ignored.

09/29/2026

We fought back against ICE’s campaign of terror. Now join us Saturday for a march of unions and community groups demanding justice for all victims of ICE violence and state repression.

09/04/2026

Attorney General highlighted his work on the non-profit stadium scam in this year's Minnesota Attorney General’s Labor Day Report!

"The organization claimed that it provided grants to families for school expenses and activities like sports teams and dance, but in fact it interfered with union jobs by having its “volunteers” provide essentially low-cost labor for the benefit of vendors operating for-profit concession stands"

Our Union thanks AG Ellison for always standing up for MN Workers!

Read the full report here: thehttps://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Reports/LaborReport_2026.pd

08/30/2026

HAPPENING NOW! Workers at the Normandy Inn & Suites Minneapolis are ON STRIKE over Unfair Labor Practices!

08/11/2026

Delaware North workers at Target Field have been sounding the alarm about non-profits at Target Field during contract negotiations.

Now Attorney General Keith Ellison is standing up for workers!
"Charities can't do an end-run around employment law by abusing their nonprofit status to save on labor costs," Ellison said in a statement. "MNFI was a sham charity that took advantage of parents who wanted to afford their children's activities by luring them into 'volunteering' their labor in exchange for future 'grants,' which is a clear violation of Minnesota law."

A Blaine nonprofit accused by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office of illegally classifying hundreds of concession workers as volunteers instead of employees will dissolve under a civil settlement ...

08/07/2026

"What Attorney General Keith Ellison called a “sham charity” has shut down, after claiming to employ stadium volunteers who were actually low-cost workers."

On Wednesday Delaware North workers at Target Field held a 1 Day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike relating to this "sham charity" and we won't stop fighting until Delaware North stops committing ULPs!

MN Fundraising Initiative promised grants for school expenses but functioned as a staffing agency, supplying low-cost "volunteers" to concession stands at Target Field, US Bank Stadium and other venues.

08/06/2026

"Unite Here Local 17, the union that represents the 500 Target Field concessions workers, says Delaware North failed to bargain in good faith by subcontracting Minnesota Funding Initiative volunteers.

The union also says the management company interrogated and surveilled workers during a strike in June, when employees walked out to fight for higher wages and better benefits."

Concessions workers at Target Field are walking out for an unfair labor practices strike Wednesday after they say their management company subcontracted union work to a "sham charity" shut down by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.

08/06/2026

The leaders of Minneapolis know it's time for DNC to stop their ULPs and agree to a fair contract! Thanks City Council President Elliott Payne for Ward 1 City Council for your solidarity!