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Union raises funds for Minnesota workers
Locked-out union members from American Crystal Sugar Co. plants in East Grand Forks and Moorhead recently raised more than $15,000 for locked-out union members at the company’s Hillsboro and Drayton plants.
Thursday, September, 01, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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Locked-out union members from American Crystal Sugar Co. plants in East Grand Forks and Moorhead recently raised more than $15,000 for locked-out union members at the company’s Hillsboro and Drayton plants.
Thursday, September, 01, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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American Crystal meets with shareholders
A small contingent of locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. union workers greeted sugar beet growers as they arrived at and left an informal shareholder meeting arranged by the company at a farm near Crookston.
Thursday, September, 01, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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A small contingent of locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. union workers greeted sugar beet growers as they arrived at and left an informal shareholder meeting arranged by the company at a farm near Crookston.
Thursday, September, 01, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE: Former corporate exec sees different side as locked-out American Crystal worker
Lockout entering 2nd month
“I had never been in a union before,” said Gary Watts, once a corporate safety coordinator in the south and now a locked-out American Crystal Sugar worker. “Once I started working for this company, my eyes began to open a little bit. Working for corporate and working for the union, I can actually see what’s going on."
Wednesday, August, 31, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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Lockout entering 2nd month
“I had never been in a union before,” said Gary Watts, once a corporate safety coordinator in the south and now a locked-out American Crystal Sugar worker. “Once I started working for this company, my eyes began to open a little bit. Working for corporate and working for the union, I can actually see what’s going on."
Wednesday, August, 31, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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VIEWPOINT: It’s all about risk, sugar beet farmer says
As a fourth-generation beet farmer and also as a shareholder in American Crystal Sugar, I think that it is necessary to understand the investment that farmers have made in our cooperative and also the risk that all farmers face when they put a crop in the ground each spring.
Wednesday, August, 31, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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As a fourth-generation beet farmer and also as a shareholder in American Crystal Sugar, I think that it is necessary to understand the investment that farmers have made in our cooperative and also the risk that all farmers face when they put a crop in the ground each spring.
Wednesday, August, 31, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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Tim Lamb, Grand Forks, column: Sugar co-op’s tactics leave sour taste
If the board of directors truly was interested in saving money and cutting costs, the board members would start with the top salaries of the management team. I mean, really: The CEO gets $2 million a year! I’m sure the board could find a very capable and competent boss for much less, perhaps $300,000 a year.
Sunday, August, 28, 2011 - - Opinion
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If the board of directors truly was interested in saving money and cutting costs, the board members would start with the top salaries of the management team. I mean, really: The CEO gets $2 million a year! I’m sure the board could find a very capable and competent boss for much less, perhaps $300,000 a year.
Sunday, August, 28, 2011 - - Opinion
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RYAN BAKKEN: Additions to the local dictionary
The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary has added several new words, such as “tweet.”
Sunday, August, 28, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary has added several new words, such as “tweet.”
Sunday, August, 28, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Wayne Dohman, Grand Forks, letter: Council punted on American Crystal vote
The message is clear: The City Council has not and does not support the working people of the area.
Saturday, August, 27, 2011 - - Opinion
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The message is clear: The City Council has not and does not support the working people of the area.
Saturday, August, 27, 2011 - - Opinion
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Jay Sorum, Grand Forks, letter: Unlock the gates to Crystal’s ‘Chosen Field’
Being locked out is not my “chosen field,” being unemployed is not my “chosen field” and picketing is not my “chosen field.”
Saturday, August, 27, 2011 - - Opinion
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Being locked out is not my “chosen field,” being unemployed is not my “chosen field” and picketing is not my “chosen field.”
Saturday, August, 27, 2011 - - Opinion
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Eliot Glassheim, Grand Forks, letter: Crystal should learn from Carnegie’s mistake
At the end of the day, though money is important, there is more to life than money. Andrew Carnegie spent the rest of life giving money away to good causes, trying to atone for what he had done at Homestead.
Saturday, August, 27, 2011 - - Opinion
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At the end of the day, though money is important, there is more to life than money. Andrew Carnegie spent the rest of life giving money away to good causes, trying to atone for what he had done at Homestead.
Saturday, August, 27, 2011 - - Opinion
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VIEWPOINT: Valley dislikes Crystal’s hardball tactics
Pray tell, what’s happening at our local American Crystal Sugar plants? Do I detect a mafia-style strategy by the management?
Saturday, August, 27, 2011 - - Opinion
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Pray tell, what’s happening at our local American Crystal Sugar plants? Do I detect a mafia-style strategy by the management?
Saturday, August, 27, 2011 - - Opinion
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N.D. sugar workers can't get unemployment benefits
Darren Brostrom, the state's director of unemployment insurance, says North Dakota state law prohibits unemployment insurance for workers embroiled in labor disputes. Judges have ruled that locked-out workers are involved in labor disputes.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - - News
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Darren Brostrom, the state's director of unemployment insurance, says North Dakota state law prohibits unemployment insurance for workers embroiled in labor disputes. Judges have ruled that locked-out workers are involved in labor disputes.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - - News
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Lawmaker wants to revisit whether locked-out North Dakota workers are eligible for unemployment benefits
American Crystal Sugar workers at refining plants in North Dakota who are locked out in a contract dispute have been declared ineligible for unemployment benefits.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - Forum Communications - News
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American Crystal Sugar workers at refining plants in North Dakota who are locked out in a contract dispute have been declared ineligible for unemployment benefits.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - Forum Communications - News
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Ralph Woehle, Lengby, Minn., letter: Crystal farmers should consider workers’ plight
Herald columnist Ralph Kingsbury’s column concluded that American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative, had no choice but of offer a union contract that threatened job loss (“Nothing — not even sugar — stays the same forever,” Page B1, Aug. 20).
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - - Opinion
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Herald columnist Ralph Kingsbury’s column concluded that American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative, had no choice but of offer a union contract that threatened job loss (“Nothing — not even sugar — stays the same forever,” Page B1, Aug. 20).
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - - Opinion
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Paul Cline, Tucson, Ariz., letter: Not all claims of ‘victimhood’ withstand scrutiny
I have spent the past two weeks reading much of what has been written about the inevitable demise of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. I also have been closely following the American Crystal Sugar lockout.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - - Opinion
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I have spent the past two weeks reading much of what has been written about the inevitable demise of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. I also have been closely following the American Crystal Sugar lockout.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - - Opinion
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VIEWPOINT: Crystal workers don’t make extravagant wages
I am a full-time worker at the American Crystal Sugar plant here. To earn that privilege, I had to complete a welding program. This meant traveling to Grafton, N.D., for 12 weeks, one night a week, and successfully passing a test at the end of the class.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - - Opinion
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I am a full-time worker at the American Crystal Sugar plant here. To earn that privilege, I had to complete a welding program. This meant traveling to Grafton, N.D., for 12 weeks, one night a week, and successfully passing a test at the end of the class.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - - Opinion
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Crystal, union talks break down
No progress was made during talks between American Crystal Sugar Co. and union representatives for its 1,300 locked out employees at a Fargo hotel on Thursday.
Thursday, August, 25, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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No progress was made during talks between American Crystal Sugar Co. and union representatives for its 1,300 locked out employees at a Fargo hotel on Thursday.
Thursday, August, 25, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR: Back to the table
Peterson: Crystal workers may be offering changes
American Crystal Sugar Co. and its labor union have agreed to come to the table today at the request of a federal mediator, three weeks into the company’s lock-out, in the wake of a union vote to reject the company’s contract proposal.
Thursday, August, 25, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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Peterson: Crystal workers may be offering changes
American Crystal Sugar Co. and its labor union have agreed to come to the table today at the request of a federal mediator, three weeks into the company’s lock-out, in the wake of a union vote to reject the company’s contract proposal.
Thursday, August, 25, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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Rep. Collin Peterson: Crystal workers may be offering changes
U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., a champion of the sugar industry as ranking member on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, said it is “good news” that the two sides are planning to meet.
Wednesday, August, 24, 2011 - Agweek - Business
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U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., a champion of the sugar industry as ranking member on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, said it is “good news” that the two sides are planning to meet.
Wednesday, August, 24, 2011 - Agweek - Business
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American Crystal, union will resume talks Thursday
A union representative confirmed this afternoon that American Crystal Sugar Co. and representatives for the company’s union-represented employees will resume negotiations on a new contract Thursday.
Wednesday, August, 24, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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A union representative confirmed this afternoon that American Crystal Sugar Co. and representatives for the company’s union-represented employees will resume negotiations on a new contract Thursday.
Wednesday, August, 24, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Business
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VIEWPOINT: For the valley’s sake, get back to the bargaining table
"As harvest approaches, it is time for the growers and management to discuss whether continuing this lockout is in the industry’s or the valley’s best interest," U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota writes in the Viewpoint. "It may not be worth the risk – to the community or to the survival of the sugar program."
Wednesday, August, 24, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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"As harvest approaches, it is time for the growers and management to discuss whether continuing this lockout is in the industry’s or the valley’s best interest," U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota writes in the Viewpoint. "It may not be worth the risk – to the community or to the survival of the sugar program."
Wednesday, August, 24, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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