Workday Minnesota video footage from the strike
Here are links to some press coverage of U of M AFSCME's 2007 contract campaign
9/27/2007 - Workday Minnesota - Strike ends, but union vows to fight on
9/27/2007 - Workday Minnesota - Analysis: A stain on the maroon and gold?
9/27/2007 - PWW - U Minn workers to vote on contract
9/24/2007 - MN Daily - AFSCME ends strike
9/22/2007 - KARE11.com - Strike ends at U of M, workers to vote on offer
9/22/2007 - St Cloud Times - U of M workers to vote on offer
9/22/2007 - Winona Daily News - U of M workers suspend strike, send offer to members for vote
9/21/2007 - Chronicle of Higher Education - Strike ends at U of Minnesota as clerical and technical workers reach deal
9/21/2007 - Mpls/St Paul Business Journal - Striking U workers to vote on settlement
9/21/2007 - Pioneer Press - U strike ends as union angrily agrees to deal
9/21/2007 - Star Tribune - Time helps bring U and union together
9 /21/2007 - WCCO.com - U Workers suspend strike, send offer for a vote (video)
9/21/2007 - Houston Chronicle - UMinn workers suspend strike, weigh deal
9/21/2007 - WKBT.com (Lacrosse, WI) - Striking U of M workers suspend pickets after talks
9/20/2007 - MPR - U of M resumes talks with strikers
9/20/2007 - Star Tribune - Strikers, U return to bargaining table
9/20/2007 - Pioneer Press - Contract talks resume at U of M
9/20/2007 - Badger Herald - Food, plate new tools of politics
9/19/2007 - MN Public Radio - U of M feels political pressure to end strike
9/18/2007 - KARE11.com - U students start hunger strike to support strikers
9/18/2007 - Pioneer Press - Hunger strikers to support union
9/19/2007 - MN Daily - Group goes on fasting strike
9/18/2007 - MN Daily - Strike enters third week; no settlement yet
9/18/2007 - MN Daily - Obama backs striking workers
9/18/2007 - Workday Minnesota - 'Don't squander goodwill', lawmakers tell U
9/18/2007 - WCCO.com - U Students supporting AFSCME go on hunger strike (video footage)
9/18/2007 - Duluth News Tribune - U of M students start hunger strike to support strikers
9/18/2007 - Rochester Post Bulletin - U of M students start hunger strike to support strikers
9/17/2007 - Star Tribune - 11 students stop eating to support U strikers
9/16/2007 - Workday Minnesota - Commentary: Growing Wage Gap at U of M causes real hardship (by State Sen. John Marty)
9/16/2007 - Workday Minnesota - Contributions boost spirits of U of M strikers
9/16/2007 - Workday Minnesota - On St Paul campus, strike takes toll on animal hospital, veterinary students
9/15/2007 - The Militant - University of Minnesota workers strike for contract
9/15/2007 - MN Public Radio - Students, staff at U balance sympathy for strikers with realities of college life
9/14/2007 - MN Public Raido - U of M strike hinges on 'step increases'
9/13/2007 - MN Daily - Effects of strike felt around campus
9/13/2007 - Workday Minnesota - Key lawmakers call on U to settle strike
9/13/2007 - Workday Minnesota - Students plan hunger strike to back walkout
9/13/2007 - Fight Back! - U of MN hit hard by AFSCME strike
9/13/2007 - Peoples Weekly World - Students and teachers back University strike
9/13/2007 - Crookston Times - Huglen: Strikers who have returned to work still support the cause
9/13/2007 - KARE11.com - U of M students show support for AFSCME with hunger strike
9/13/2007 - KARE11.com - U Faculty move clases to support strikers
9/13/2007 - Fox 9 - Students Set Hunger Strike at the U
9/11/2007 - Star Tribune - No new talks planned in U walkout
9/11/2007 - Greenline AFSCME blog - AFSCME U of M members on strike!
9/9/2007 - Workday Minnesota - U of M strike enters second week
9/7/2007 - WDIO.com - AFSCME workers at UMD continue strike (with video)
9/7/2007 - TC Daily Planet - Five arrested as supporters of striking workers occupy U of M Board of Regents meeting
9/7/2007 -KARE11.com - Five arrested for disrupting U of M regents meeting
9/7/2007 - KSTP.com - Five protesters arrested at U of M meeting (with video)
9/7/2007 - WCCO.com - Protesters disrupt U of M regents meeting (with video)
9/7/2007 - WCCO.com - Some U instructors move classes off campus
9/7/2007 - Workday Minnesota - Students interrupt regents meeting at University
9/7/2007 - Star Tribune - Protesters interrupt, stop U regents meeting
9/7/2007 - Inside Higher Ed - Picketing begins at U of Minnesota
9/6/2007 - Badger Herald - Minnesota staff begins strike
9/6/2007 - Crookston Daily Times - AFSCME Strike is on at UMC, other U of M campuses
9/6/2007 - US News & World Report blog - University Strike Succeeds in Annoying Students
9/5/2007 - WCCO 4 Reality Check: http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_249084539.html
9/5/2007 - KARE 11: Elizabeth
Edwards adds star power to U of M strike
9/5/2007 - Workday Minnesota:
Strikers cite
'tremendous impact' on U of M
9/5/2007 - Duluth News
Tribune: AFSCME
begins strike at UMD
9/5/2007 - Star Tribune: U strike: Largely
business as usual on Day 1
9/5/2007 - Associated Press: Rallies, But No Major
Disruptions With 'U' Strike (includes video)
9/5/2007 - KSTP.com - Strike begins at U
9/5/2007 - MPR - Union workers go on strike at University of Minnesota
9/5/2007 - MPR - Some professors take classes off campus to avoid picket lines
9/5/2007 - MPR Audio features
9/5/2007 - Workday Minnesota - Pickets up at University of Minnesota
9/5/2007 - Star Tribune - U strikers hold noon rally
9/5/2007 - Socialist Alternative - Support the Strike at the University of Minnesota
9/4/2007 - MN Daily - In Solidarity with AFSCME
9/4/2007 - MN Daily - Staff prepares to go on strike
9/4/2007 - MN Daily - AFSCME Workers are vital to 'U'
9/3/2007 - Workday Minnesota - University, workers brace for strike
9/3/2007 - Pioneer Press.com - Labor strike planned at University of Minnesota on Wednesday
9/3/2007 - WCCO.com - AFSCME plans 'U' strike starting Wednesday (includes video )
9/3/2007 - KSTP.com - Strike expected at U on Wednesday (includes video)
9/3/2007 - Star Tribune - U's first day poses extra problems
9/2/2007 - WCCO.com - AFSCME plans 'U' strike starting Wednesday
9/2/2007 - West Central Tribune - AFSCME plans to strike UMinn Wednesday
8/31/2007 - Workday Minnesota - U unions step up campaign as strike approaches
8/31/2007 - Post Bulletin - U Students' first day won't involve a strike
8/29/2007 - City Pages - Wage War
8/29/2007 - Pioneer Press - University, workers union resume negotiations today as strike looms
8/28/2007 - Workday Minnesota - Rally Thursday to Support U of M Workers
8/28/2007 - Workday Minnesota - U of M, unions to return to bargaining table
8/28/2007 - KARE11.com - U of M union workers say they won't strike first day of classes
8/28/2007 - WCCO.com - Law will prevent strike on 1st day of 'U' classes
8/27/2007 - Star Tribune - Strike at the U won't come on first day of classes
8/24/2007 - Mpls/St Paul Business Journal - U of M workers reject contract, may strike
8/24/2007 - Star Tribune - U strike date is first day of class
8/24/2007 - WCCO.com - U of M workers reject contract offer; could strike
8/24/2007 - KARE 11.com - U of M union members vote to strike
8/24/2007 - Pioneer Press - University unions threaten to walk off job as classes begin
8/24/2007 - Workday Minnesota - U of M workers authorize strike
8/24/2007 - WDIO.com (Duluth) - U of M Clericals to Strike
8/23/2007 - Star Tribune - Vote is Today at the 'U' (letter to the editor)
8/16/2007 - Fight Back - U of M unions prepare for possible strike on first day of classes
8/15/2007 - MN Daily - Staff prepares to go on strike
8/15/2007 - Star Tribune - U's clerical, technical workers union to vote on strike next week
8/13/2007 - Workday Minnesota - U of M workers organize for strike
8/9/2007 - Minneapolis Labor Review - University of MN Workers Rally
8/8/2007 - KFAI - AFSCME Rally at U of M (audio coverage)
8/8/2007 - Star Tribune - Union wage negotiations prompt rallies from U workers
8/7/2007 - TC Daily Planet - U of M workers to rally for fair contract