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Today we have some Gopher football predictions, a story about the new regents and the Teamsters strike, if you’ve been exposed to those recent dining hall hour changes. We will have more for you soon — the news pot is stirring as we speak.

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UMN Teamsters labor union strike vote passes

By Sara Hussein and Tyler Church

The University of Minnesota’s Teamsters Local 320, a workers’ union chapter based in Minneapolis, announced Thursday morning that the union has filed an intent to strike with the University as labor negotiations and discussions surrounding a new bargaining agreement have stagnated.

The union, made up of over 1,400 University service workers across all five University campuses, voted to allow a strike on July 24, with 97% of voting members in favor. The union announced in a press release Thursday plans to strike beginning Aug. 20, unless the University agrees to restart negotiations.

Jackson Kerr, the lead negotiator for the union, said the Teamsters’ negotiations with the University have stagnated, as the University has refused to address key issues. This refusal is what has pushed the union to begin the process of striking, which Kerr said is an outcome nobody at the University wants.

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