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Richard Shafer, Grand Forks, letter: N.D. GOP lawmakers show skewed priorities
After joining three other Republican state senators in voting against discussion of extending unemployment compensation to locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers, North Dakota State Sen. Terry Wanzek, R-Jamestown, said lawmakers need to “keep our focus” on the small number of pressing issues designated for the current special legislative session (“Republicans: Crystal issue too complicated for special session,” Page A1, Nov. 8).
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - - Opinion
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After joining three other Republican state senators in voting against discussion of extending unemployment compensation to locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers, North Dakota State Sen. Terry Wanzek, R-Jamestown, said lawmakers need to “keep our focus” on the small number of pressing issues designated for the current special legislative session (“Republicans: Crystal issue too complicated for special session,” Page A1, Nov. 8).
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - - Opinion
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Locked out American Crystal workers plan rally at N.D. Capitol
Locked-out union workers at American Crystal Sugar’s North Dakota plants say they will rally Wednesday at the state Capitol to urge legislators to reconsider their exclusion from North Dakota’s unemployment compensation system.
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Locked-out union workers at American Crystal Sugar’s North Dakota plants say they will rally Wednesday at the state Capitol to urge legislators to reconsider their exclusion from North Dakota’s unemployment compensation system.
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Crystal offers record beet payments
American Crystal Sugar Co. is breaking a record when it set its final payment for the 2010 sugar beet crop at $73.02 per ton gross. With on a harvest of 10.9 million ton, that’s a gross payment of $795.9 million.
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - Agweek - Business
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American Crystal Sugar Co. is breaking a record when it set its final payment for the 2010 sugar beet crop at $73.02 per ton gross. With on a harvest of 10.9 million ton, that’s a gross payment of $795.9 million.
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - Agweek - Business
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Little time left to get farm bill on track
Area congressional leaders discuss challenge of getting bill past 'Super Committee'
Typically farm bill discussions run over two years. The committee, which is working to cut the nation's budget deficit, has two months to get its work done.
Tuesday, November, 08, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Area congressional leaders discuss challenge of getting bill past 'Super Committee'
Typically farm bill discussions run over two years. The committee, which is working to cut the nation's budget deficit, has two months to get its work done.
Tuesday, November, 08, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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N.D. Senate committee blocks bill to provide unemployment claim access for locked-out Crystal workers
A proposal to allow locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar to file unemployment compensation claims in North Dakota was rejected Monday by the Senate Delayed Bills Committee.
Monday, November, 07, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A proposal to allow locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar to file unemployment compensation claims in North Dakota was rejected Monday by the Senate Delayed Bills Committee.
Monday, November, 07, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Sandy Driscoll, East Grand Forks, letter: Farmers, tell Crystal managers to relent
Co-ops exist to serve their members. American Crystal Sugar’s members are farmers who have an equal say in what the co-op does. Any profits are invested back into the co-op and returned back to their members.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - - Opinion
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Co-ops exist to serve their members. American Crystal Sugar’s members are farmers who have an equal say in what the co-op does. Any profits are invested back into the co-op and returned back to their members.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - - Opinion
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Pam Hawn, Halstad, Minn., letter: Seniority matters in Crystal dispute
One of the big stumbling blocks to the American Crystal Sugar contract is seniority. The old contract has guidelines that have been working as long as Crystal has had a union.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - - Opinion
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One of the big stumbling blocks to the American Crystal Sugar contract is seniority. The old contract has guidelines that have been working as long as Crystal has had a union.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - - Opinion
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Steve Swenson, Grand Forks, letter: Proposal gives too much power to management
Before the lockout began, the union at American Crystal Sugar offered a “no strike” guarantee. But the company already had put into place a plan to lock out workers: Before negotiations even began, American Crystal hired Strom engineering and started training replacement workers.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - - Opinion
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Before the lockout began, the union at American Crystal Sugar offered a “no strike” guarantee. But the company already had put into place a plan to lock out workers: Before negotiations even began, American Crystal hired Strom engineering and started training replacement workers.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - - Opinion
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MATTERS AT HAND: Two issues dominate area’s local news
Let’s play catch-up this week, by considering a couple of the issues dominating the news.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Community
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Let’s play catch-up this week, by considering a couple of the issues dominating the news.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Community
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RYAN BAKKEN: October quiz could be 'who saw that coming?'
Kim Kardashian divorced after just 72 days? Really? Who saw that coming? Well, probably the same people who see winter coming. And probably the same people who see another lame news quiz coming.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Community
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Kim Kardashian divorced after just 72 days? Really? Who saw that coming? Well, probably the same people who see winter coming. And probably the same people who see another lame news quiz coming.
Sunday, November, 06, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Community
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RALPH KINGSBURY: Grand Fork’s motel-tax collections go up, up, up
Today, I fear this sense of community has disappeared from much of America. But one of the few places where it has continued is in rural areas, and that means North Dakota. Now, I fear the North Dakota Legislature is about to take on giant step toward destroying that community. It will save taxpayers a few pennies, maybe the cost of a Big Mac a year or so.
Saturday, November, 05, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Community
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Today, I fear this sense of community has disappeared from much of America. But one of the few places where it has continued is in rural areas, and that means North Dakota. Now, I fear the North Dakota Legislature is about to take on giant step toward destroying that community. It will save taxpayers a few pennies, maybe the cost of a Big Mac a year or so.
Saturday, November, 05, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Community
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David Harney, Grand Forks, letter: Goodbye to Crystal’s ‘good neighbor’ rep
American Crystal Sugar once was a cherished part of our communities. It provided good jobs to working men and women in our small towns. It gave generous donations for community events, special fundraisers and sponsorship of amateur athletic teams.
Saturday, November, 05, 2011 - - Opinion
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American Crystal Sugar once was a cherished part of our communities. It provided good jobs to working men and women in our small towns. It gave generous donations for community events, special fundraisers and sponsorship of amateur athletic teams.
Saturday, November, 05, 2011 - - Opinion
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Labor leaders ask United Way to urge Crystal CEO to end lockout or step down
The presidents of the North Dakota and Minnesota AFL-CIO union federation want American Crystal Sugar CEO Dave Berg to either end his firm’s lockout of union workers or be removed from the United Way of Cass-Clay board of trustees.
Saturday, November, 05, 2011 - Forum Communications - News
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The presidents of the North Dakota and Minnesota AFL-CIO union federation want American Crystal Sugar CEO Dave Berg to either end his firm’s lockout of union workers or be removed from the United Way of Cass-Clay board of trustees.
Saturday, November, 05, 2011 - Forum Communications - News
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AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR: After another contract rejection, what's the hold up?
Locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers rejected the latest contract proposal this week by an overwhelming margin. It was the second time they’ve done so during the three-month-old lockout. What’s standing in the way of a deal?
Thursday, November, 03, 2011 - Forum Communications - News
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Locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers rejected the latest contract proposal this week by an overwhelming margin. It was the second time they’ve done so during the three-month-old lockout. What’s standing in the way of a deal?
Thursday, November, 03, 2011 - Forum Communications - News
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Conrad: Crystal lockout affects sugar program
Other officials urge company and union to negotiate
U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota, a senior member of the Senate’s Agriculture Committee, urged the company and the union representing its locked out workers to return to negotiations. He’s also recently warned of potential problems that extended labor strife could cause in formulating a new federal farm bill when the current bill expires in 2012, something he said he’s made clear to both sides.
Thursday, November, 03, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Other officials urge company and union to negotiate
U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota, a senior member of the Senate’s Agriculture Committee, urged the company and the union representing its locked out workers to return to negotiations. He’s also recently warned of potential problems that extended labor strife could cause in formulating a new federal farm bill when the current bill expires in 2012, something he said he’s made clear to both sides.
Thursday, November, 03, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Union workers reject new American Crystal contract offer
Crystal management: ‘Disappointed,’ but will finish season without union if need be
By a 90 percent majority vote, union members rejected the amended contract proposals American Crystal Sugar Co. offered last month, according to union official John Riskey.
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Wednesday, November, 02, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Crystal management: ‘Disappointed,’ but will finish season without union if need be
By a 90 percent majority vote, union members rejected the amended contract proposals American Crystal Sugar Co. offered last month, according to union official John Riskey.
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Wednesday, November, 02, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Union votes today on new American Crystal contract proposals
Union leaders have made clear they are not satisfied with the company’s new proposals, saying that they aren’t enough, but they will not recommend how the 1,300 locked out members should vote.
Tuesday, November, 01, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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Union leaders have made clear they are not satisfied with the company’s new proposals, saying that they aren’t enough, but they will not recommend how the 1,300 locked out members should vote.
Tuesday, November, 01, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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Mike Frank, Grand Forks, letter: Today, American Crystal; tomorrow ...
Job security isn’t just about subcontracting. There also is job security through job advancement, which it seems the company wants to restrict.
Sunday, October, 30, 2011 - - Opinion
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Job security isn’t just about subcontracting. There also is job security through job advancement, which it seems the company wants to restrict.
Sunday, October, 30, 2011 - - Opinion
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Steve Fish, Grand Forks, letter: Thanks but no thanks, American Crystal
We rejected the last offer by 96 percent. I hope the number is 100 percent rejection this time.
Sunday, October, 30, 2011 - - Opinion
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We rejected the last offer by 96 percent. I hope the number is 100 percent rejection this time.
Sunday, October, 30, 2011 - - Opinion
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AMERICAN CRYSTAL: Workers feel pinch as lockout lingers
Brad Nelson will visit Pembina County Social Services to apply for heating-fuel assistance next week. He’s never done it before, but after three months without a paycheck, the locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. worker and union representative could use the help.
Sunday, October, 30, 2011 - Forum Communications - News
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Brad Nelson will visit Pembina County Social Services to apply for heating-fuel assistance next week. He’s never done it before, but after three months without a paycheck, the locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. worker and union representative could use the help.
Sunday, October, 30, 2011 - Forum Communications - News
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