{"id":3249,"date":"2026-02-04T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw663.org\/blog\/?p=3249"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:41:44","slug":"workers-win-minnesota-paid-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw663.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/04\/workers-win-minnesota-paid-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers Win Minnesota Paid Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UFCW 663, with a coalition of other pro-worker organizations, fought for and won Minnesota Paid Leave. Watch this short video for an overview of the program from UFCW 663 President Rena Wong and Secretary-Treasurer Michael LaCoste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Minnesota Paid Leave Recapped by UFCW Local 663\" width=\"557\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kFtnhDHRBz4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"El Permiso Pagado de Minnesota, presentado por el Union UFCW Local 663\" width=\"557\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/llHo8yBxJvk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To apply for Minnesota Paid Leave, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/paidleave.mn.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/paidleave.mn.gov\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details and frequently asked questions about Minnesota Paid Leave, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pl.mn.gov\/individuals\/how-paid-leave-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/pl.mn.gov\/individuals\/how-paid-leave-works<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the link below to download the Paid Leave Presentation from Minnesota Training Partnership:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-846135b9-e4c0-4d31-8ed8-c1a83cb3ee5a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw663.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MTP-PAID-LEAVE-PRESENTATION-2026.pptx\">MTP-PAID-LEAVE-PRESENTATION-2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw663.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MTP-PAID-LEAVE-PRESENTATION-2026.pptx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-846135b9-e4c0-4d31-8ed8-c1a83cb3ee5a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFCW 663, with a coalition of other pro-worker organizations, fought for and won Minnesota Paid Leave. Watch this short video for an overview of the program from UFCW 663 President Rena Wong and Secretary-Treasurer Michael LaCoste. To apply for Minnesota Paid Leave, visit https:\/\/paidleave.mn.gov\/. For more details and frequently asked questions about Minnesota Paid Leave, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw663.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/04\/workers-win-minnesota-paid-leave\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Workers Win Minnesota Paid Leave<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,59],"tags":[2,26,15,80],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Workers Win Minnesota Paid Leave - UFCW 663<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw663.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/04\/workers-win-minnesota-paid-leave\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Workers Win Minnesota Paid Leave - UFCW 663\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UFCW 663, with a coalition of other pro-worker organizations, fought for and won Minnesota Paid Leave. 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