Striking University of Minnesota workers say the school has been heavy-handed in its response to picketers after police cited several people and injured one Wednesday.

Picketers on the Twin Cities campus marched in driveways and attempted to block trucks from making deliveries.

A University of Minnesota spokesperson said that impacted important deliveries, including supplies to a university medical facility. In a statement, they said some of the picketers’ actions “threaten the community’s safety and are extremely concerning.”

Twelve picketers were cited and released at the Twin Cities campus; a University of Minnesota spokesperson said another was cited at the Duluth campus for allegedly smashing a sign on a vehicle.

Union organizer Katie Jackson said picketers are exercising their ri

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