Kari Dziedzic represents District 60, which includes Seward, Cedar Riverside, Southeast and Northeast Minneapolis. Learn more about Sen. Dziedzic. Read more news from Sen. Dziedzic.
“Minnesota’s success is only made possible thanks to the many contributions of working men and women across our state, and this weekend we celebrate and thank them for everything they do,” said Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis).
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) released the following statement on the contract agreement reached by the Teamsters and Blandin Paper Company in the four-week-old Blandin Paper Strike. “I don’t know the details but was pleased… Read More »Senate Majority Leader Dziedzic Encouraged by Contract Agreement in Blandin Paper Strike
Says Collective Bargaining Process Worked to Reach Agreement and Avert Strike that Would Have Hit Supply Chains, Businesses and Households Across Minnesota
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) said the tentative contract agreement between UPS and the Teamsters union announced today is great news for 325,000 workers in Mnnesota and across the country, who will see higher wages and improved working conditions, and for the company, which will maintain a top-quality workforce. She said the agreement will not only avert a crippling strike, but it also shows that collective bargaining work.
Measure Includes Automatic Expungement for Thousands of Minnesotans, Establishes Regulations Necessary for Adult-Use Cannabis Market
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) said the Senate early Saturday passed a bill to legalize cannabis for Minnesotans over the age of 21 that sets up responsible regulations, addresses racial disparities, and expunges low-level cannabis convictions. The measure, which has already passed the House, will now be sent to the Governor to be signed into law.
Says Senator Alice Mann’s Transformational Bill Will Allow Paid Time Off To Care For Newborns, Sick Family Members, or to Recover from illness
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) said today that Governor Walz has signed into law the state’s first-ever Paid Family and Medical Leave bill to give Minnesotans up to 12 weeks of paid time off to care a newborn, a sick family member or to recover from a serious illness. The measure passed the Senate last week along party lines with every DFLer voting for it.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) released the following statement after the conclusion of the 2023 Legislative Session: