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Diann Bratlie, Grafton, N.D., letter: ‘Negotiation,’ yes; ‘ultimatum,’ no
Friday, June, 01, 2012 - - Opinion
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Friday, June, 01, 2012 - - Opinion
Locked-out Crystal workers take message on the road
About two dozen union supporters rallied along the Red River here before beginning a 200-mile, week-long pilgrimage of sorts following a hay wagon to the other four towns with American Crystal Sugar Co. processing factories.
Friday, June, 01, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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About two dozen union supporters rallied along the Red River here before beginning a 200-mile, week-long pilgrimage of sorts following a hay wagon to the other four towns with American Crystal Sugar Co. processing factories.
Friday, June, 01, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
Crystal union lobbies for give and take in talks
American Crystal Sugar union leaders say they’re willing to give on some key sticking points when they sit down for talks with company management next week, but need a similar attitude from the other side of the negotiating table to make progress toward ending the 10-month-old lockout.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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American Crystal Sugar union leaders say they’re willing to give on some key sticking points when they sit down for talks with company management next week, but need a similar attitude from the other side of the negotiating table to make progress toward ending the 10-month-old lockout.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
Frost hits area beans, but overall impact thought to be limited
Crops in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota generally appear to be OK after an early morning frost Wednesday. However, more time is needed to assess the frost’s impact on dry edible bean and soybean fields in areas where temperatures sunk the most, officials said.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Crops in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota generally appear to be OK after an early morning frost Wednesday. However, more time is needed to assess the frost’s impact on dry edible bean and soybean fields in areas where temperatures sunk the most, officials said.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Agweek - News
East Grand Forks man at center of major drug case
An East Grand Forks man is charged in federal court with organizing a drug trafficking ring that supplied heroin, cocaine, marijuana and other drugs across Minnesota and North Dakota.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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An East Grand Forks man is charged in federal court with organizing a drug trafficking ring that supplied heroin, cocaine, marijuana and other drugs across Minnesota and North Dakota.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
Crookston bishop hosts prayer service for Crystal dispute
As a young priest, Bishop Hoeppner, head of the Catholic Diocese of Crookston, saw firsthand the impact of a bitter labor dispute in Austin, Minn. That’s why it’s important to pray that such conflicts don’t rise out of the dispute between American Crystal Co. and the Bakery Workers union, he said. The bishop is hosting a prayer service Sunday in Crookston, ahead of scheduled talks between management and union representatives on June 8.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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As a young priest, Bishop Hoeppner, head of the Catholic Diocese of Crookston, saw firsthand the impact of a bitter labor dispute in Austin, Minn. That’s why it’s important to pray that such conflicts don’t rise out of the dispute between American Crystal Co. and the Bakery Workers union, he said. The bishop is hosting a prayer service Sunday in Crookston, ahead of scheduled talks between management and union representatives on June 8.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
Locked-out workers to caravan
Locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. workers said Tuesday they plan to travel 200 miles by foot and hay wagon to draw attention to the 10-month-old lockout.
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. workers said Tuesday they plan to travel 200 miles by foot and hay wagon to draw attention to the 10-month-old lockout.
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
Berg says American Crystal has no plans to budge on offer
With the price of its 10-month-old lockout falling by the day and thousands of workers seeking jobs under the terms rejected by union employees, American Crystal Sugar has no plans — and little incentive — to budge from the contract offer it’s had on the table since last fall.
Friday, May, 25, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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With the price of its 10-month-old lockout falling by the day and thousands of workers seeking jobs under the terms rejected by union employees, American Crystal Sugar has no plans — and little incentive — to budge from the contract offer it’s had on the table since last fall.
Friday, May, 25, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
Official: Union bringing ‘significant’ offer to Crystal negotiations
A Bakery Workers union official is saying that locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers will bring a counteroffer to the June 8 negotiations with the company. The counter offer will include “a new set of proposals to address their concerns since the last time we met,” Roger Delage, president of Local 2676 in Crookston, said today.
Tuesday, May, 22, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A Bakery Workers union official is saying that locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers will bring a counteroffer to the June 8 negotiations with the company. The counter offer will include “a new set of proposals to address their concerns since the last time we met,” Roger Delage, president of Local 2676 in Crookston, said today.
Tuesday, May, 22, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
Frank Hurt, BCTGM Union president, column: Lockout ruins communities, smothers dream
This union goes into every set of negotiations looking for a fair and equitable settlement. The BCTGM concludes nearly 99 percent of our negotiations without a work stoppage, one of the best records in the labor movement.
Sunday, May, 06, 2012 - - Opinion
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This union goes into every set of negotiations looking for a fair and equitable settlement. The BCTGM concludes nearly 99 percent of our negotiations without a work stoppage, one of the best records in the labor movement.
Sunday, May, 06, 2012 - - Opinion
Prosecutors drop charges against locked-out Crystal Sugar worker in 'keying' case
Prosecutors have dropped a charge against locked-out American Crystal Sugar worker Bradley Knapper stemming from an incident on Dec. 20 when he was accused of scratching a replacement worker’s car.
Saturday, May, 05, 2012 - - News
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Prosecutors have dropped a charge against locked-out American Crystal Sugar worker Bradley Knapper stemming from an incident on Dec. 20 when he was accused of scratching a replacement worker’s car.
Saturday, May, 05, 2012 - - News
Crystal exec: No change in contract offer
American Crystal Sugar has agreed to sit down with the Bakery Workers union and a federal mediator June 8, “but our final offer is our final offer,” ACS spokesman Brian Ingulsrud said Thursday.
Thursday, May, 03, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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American Crystal Sugar has agreed to sit down with the Bakery Workers union and a federal mediator June 8, “but our final offer is our final offer,” ACS spokesman Brian Ingulsrud said Thursday.
Thursday, May, 03, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
Crystal, union reps to meet June 8
“We hope there will be negotiations; the last few times we met, they just listened,” said John Riskey, president of Local 167G, which represents locked-out workers at Crystal plants in East Grand Forks, Drayton, N.D., and Moorhead.
Wednesday, May, 02, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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“We hope there will be negotiations; the last few times we met, they just listened,” said John Riskey, president of Local 167G, which represents locked-out workers at Crystal plants in East Grand Forks, Drayton, N.D., and Moorhead.
Wednesday, May, 02, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
Paul Cline, Grand Forks, letter: With professors, 'you get what you pay for'
What the editorial is saying is we need 3 percent of the population to staff our university, but we want to pay only what 85 percent of the population is capable of earning. The old adage of being penny wise and pound foolish comes into play.
Sunday, April, 29, 2012 - - Opinion
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What the editorial is saying is we need 3 percent of the population to staff our university, but we want to pay only what 85 percent of the population is capable of earning. The old adage of being penny wise and pound foolish comes into play.
Sunday, April, 29, 2012 - - Opinion
Al Rebsch, Grand Forks, letter: ‘Labor dispute’ a misnomer in Crystal case
It is management that locked out the union workers when, by overwhelming majorities, those workers twice refused to submit to the demands. So, shouldn’t the paper properly describe this situation as a management dispute?
Sunday, April, 29, 2012 - - Opinion
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It is management that locked out the union workers when, by overwhelming majorities, those workers twice refused to submit to the demands. So, shouldn’t the paper properly describe this situation as a management dispute?
Sunday, April, 29, 2012 - - Opinion
Crystal: Union’s cost estimate of lockout too high
American Crystal Sugar Co. officials deny new union claims that a labor lockout has more than doubled processing costs for beets harvested in 2011.
Friday, April, 27, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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American Crystal Sugar Co. officials deny new union claims that a labor lockout has more than doubled processing costs for beets harvested in 2011.
Friday, April, 27, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
Crops appear OK after freeze
Crops in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota don’t appear significantly damaged by a hard freeze early Thursday, officials said.
Friday, April, 27, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Crops in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota don’t appear significantly damaged by a hard freeze early Thursday, officials said.
Friday, April, 27, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
Crystal agrees to union contract — but it’s in Montana
The contract that Moorhead-based American Crystal Sugar Co. signed last week with the Bakery Worker’s union at a subsidiary in Sidney, Mont., is similar to the contract the company offered to locked-out union workers at its Red River Valley factories, a company executive said this week. But a union leader here said there are key differences.
Thursday, April, 26, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The contract that Moorhead-based American Crystal Sugar Co. signed last week with the Bakery Worker’s union at a subsidiary in Sidney, Mont., is similar to the contract the company offered to locked-out union workers at its Red River Valley factories, a company executive said this week. But a union leader here said there are key differences.
Thursday, April, 26, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
Crystal planting starts as 2011 slice finale comes
Sugar beet processing season is coming to a close in the Red River Valley, even as the planting season is revving up. Jeff Schweitzer, spokesman for American Crystal Sugar Co. in Moorhead, Minn., said most of the factories are down to processing beets in cold storage sheds. In some cases, the remaining beet storages are equipped with chilling mat covers, with large refrigeration units that can be employed if necessary.
Wednesday, April, 25, 2012 - Agweek - Farm
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Sugar beet processing season is coming to a close in the Red River Valley, even as the planting season is revving up. Jeff Schweitzer, spokesman for American Crystal Sugar Co. in Moorhead, Minn., said most of the factories are down to processing beets in cold storage sheds. In some cases, the remaining beet storages are equipped with chilling mat covers, with large refrigeration units that can be employed if necessary.
Wednesday, April, 25, 2012 - Agweek - Farm
Remembering the flood of '97: Red River crests 15 years ago today
Fifteen years ago today on Tuesday April 22, 1997, the Red River crested at 54.35 feet in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, marking a turning point in the worst flood the cities had ever endured. Ninety percent of Grand Forks’ 52,500 residents and all of East Grand Forks’ 9,000 residents were evacuated.
Sunday, April, 22, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Fifteen years ago today on Tuesday April 22, 1997, the Red River crested at 54.35 feet in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, marking a turning point in the worst flood the cities had ever endured. Ninety percent of Grand Forks’ 52,500 residents and all of East Grand Forks’ 9,000 residents were evacuated.
Sunday, April, 22, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
