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Teamsters turn down final UMN offer

Teamsters Local 320 protest University of Minnesota pay during the Homecoming Parade, Sept. 30, 2022. Photo courtesy of Jackson Kerr.

Teamsters turn down final UMN offer

by Nicolas Scibelli and Tyler Church | Published September 3, 2025

The University of Minnesota’s Teamsters Local 320, a Minneapolis worker’s union chapter, announced Wednesday morning it had voted down the University’s final offer, calling it an insult to the union.

The Teamsters announced early August they filed an intent to strike with the University as labor bargaining negotiations stagnated. While votes on the University’s offer continue on the Duluth and Crookston campuses, the Teamsters said the offer is projected to be voted down and the strike initiated Friday..