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Despite union lockout, boycott, beet harvest rumbles on
Sugar beet farmers in the Red River Valley are busy harvesting a bumper crop this fall, the second harvest since American Crystal Sugar locked 1,300 union workers out of its five factories in a labor dispute. Unions hope a national consumer boycott against Crystal Sugar will pressure the company to settle, but the beet farmers who own the American Crystal Sugar cooperative are not feeling that pressure.
Saturday, October, 20, 2012 - Minnesota Public Radio - News
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Sugar beet farmers in the Red River Valley are busy harvesting a bumper crop this fall, the second harvest since American Crystal Sugar locked 1,300 union workers out of its five factories in a labor dispute. Unions hope a national consumer boycott against Crystal Sugar will pressure the company to settle, but the beet farmers who own the American Crystal Sugar cooperative are not feeling that pressure.
Saturday, October, 20, 2012 - Minnesota Public Radio - News
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THAT REMINDS ME: Thousands saw FDR during his 1937 visit
Some 40,000 people were on hand to greet President Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he visited Grand Forks 75 years ago. On the first Sunday of October 1937, the Herald’s banner headline read, “Await F.R. arrival here.”
Tuesday, October, 16, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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Some 40,000 people were on hand to greet President Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he visited Grand Forks 75 years ago. On the first Sunday of October 1937, the Herald’s banner headline read, “Await F.R. arrival here.”
Tuesday, October, 16, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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Locked-out Crystal workers demonstrate outside Grand Forks, Fargo businesses
Locked-out workers took their dispute with American Crystal Sugar Co. to a new level Monday, demonstrating outside businesses in Grand Forks and Fargo that sell the company’s products, urging the public to participate in a boycott.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Locked-out workers took their dispute with American Crystal Sugar Co. to a new level Monday, demonstrating outside businesses in Grand Forks and Fargo that sell the company’s products, urging the public to participate in a boycott.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Truck crash kills Thompson man near East Grand Forks
A Thompson, N.D., man identified as Howard Pribula, 59, died Sunday afternoon after two agricultural trucks collided near East Grand Forks.
Sunday, October, 14, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A Thompson, N.D., man identified as Howard Pribula, 59, died Sunday afternoon after two agricultural trucks collided near East Grand Forks.
Sunday, October, 14, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Robert Stephen Joseph Bolduc
Robert Stephen Joseph Bolduc, 83, a resident of rural Stephen, MN died on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the home of Doug and Michelle (daughter) Roise of Barnesville, MN, surrounded by his family.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)
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Robert Stephen Joseph Bolduc, 83, a resident of rural Stephen, MN died on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the home of Doug and Michelle (daughter) Roise of Barnesville, MN, surrounded by his family.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)
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Alice Oseth, Crookston, letter: Crystal’s work plans apparently need work
If the replacement workers are doing such a great job (as the company claims), why is Crystal soliciting on billboards for workers?
Sunday, October, 07, 2012 - - Opinion
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If the replacement workers are doing such a great job (as the company claims), why is Crystal soliciting on billboards for workers?
Sunday, October, 07, 2012 - - Opinion
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AFL-CIO endorses boycott of American Crystal Sugar
The AFL-CIO has endorsed a nationwide consumer boycott of American Crystal Sugar products to protest its 14-month lockout of union workers.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - - News
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The AFL-CIO has endorsed a nationwide consumer boycott of American Crystal Sugar products to protest its 14-month lockout of union workers.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - - News
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Dry, warm weather helping, sometimes hurting, late-season harvest
The extremely dry weather is aiding the harvest of corn, mostly, while hindering combining of some edible beans and the digging of potatoes in Minnesota and North Dakota. Still, harvest continues well ahead of normal, another marker of the warmer, dryer season.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - - News
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The extremely dry weather is aiding the harvest of corn, mostly, while hindering combining of some edible beans and the digging of potatoes in Minnesota and North Dakota. Still, harvest continues well ahead of normal, another marker of the warmer, dryer season.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - - News
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ND Legislature may take up lockout benefit dispute
A lawmaker says he's expecting the North Dakota Legislature to take up the issue of whether workers who are locked out of their jobs should get unemployment benefits.
Monday, October, 01, 2012 - - News
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A lawmaker says he's expecting the North Dakota Legislature to take up the issue of whether workers who are locked out of their jobs should get unemployment benefits.
Monday, October, 01, 2012 - - News
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In NFL ref woes, key role of expertise spotlighted
If good help is hard to find, just how expendable is expertise?
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Associated Press - Sports
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If good help is hard to find, just how expendable is expertise?
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Associated Press - Sports
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American Crystal exec says ND sugar harvest OK
An American Crystal Sugar Co. executive says the company's replacement workers are doing well in handling this fall's sugar beet harvest.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - - News
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An American Crystal Sugar Co. executive says the company's replacement workers are doing well in handling this fall's sugar beet harvest.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - - News
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Locked-out ND American Crystal workers seeking jobless benefits
North Dakota's Supreme Court was asked for the first time Tuesday to interpret whether a 30-year-old state labor law should allow locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar Co. to draw unemployment checks.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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North Dakota's Supreme Court was asked for the first time Tuesday to interpret whether a 30-year-old state labor law should allow locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar Co. to draw unemployment checks.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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Season’s first freeze earlier than usual; crops should be OK
There are few concerns among farmers about the freezing temperatures expected across the region early Tuesday, largely because of the dry and early growing season.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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There are few concerns among farmers about the freezing temperatures expected across the region early Tuesday, largely because of the dry and early growing season.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Mel Morris, Grand Forks, letter: Productive discussions take place at vigils
I and my fellow union members will continue to seek out discussion and dialogue with Crystal leaders, as this is not what is taking place at a bargaining table.
Saturday, September, 15, 2012 - - Opinion
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I and my fellow union members will continue to seek out discussion and dialogue with Crystal leaders, as this is not what is taking place at a bargaining table.
Saturday, September, 15, 2012 - - Opinion
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Drayton school asks voters for $3.15 million for renovations
The Drayton (N.D.) School District is asking voters to approve a $3.15 million bond issue on Oct. 9. The money is needed for a new roof and several other physical improvements to the elementary-high school building, according to Superintendent Hy Schlieve.
Friday, September, 14, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The Drayton (N.D.) School District is asking voters to approve a $3.15 million bond issue on Oct. 9. The money is needed for a new roof and several other physical improvements to the elementary-high school building, according to Superintendent Hy Schlieve.
Friday, September, 14, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Karen Kalin-Horge, Halstad, Minn., letter: Lockout hurts spouses and children, too
Don’t people realize that this lockout has affected every union employee’s family and home life?
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - - Opinion
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Don’t people realize that this lockout has affected every union employee’s family and home life?
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - - Opinion
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Debra Kostrzewski and others, Argyle, Minn., letter: Board’s lockout takes fight to people’s homes
It is the Crystal Sugar board, led by CEO Dave Berg, that has broken labor peace and taken this dispute to our homes by forcibly locking us out from our livelihoods.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - - Opinion
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It is the Crystal Sugar board, led by CEO Dave Berg, that has broken labor peace and taken this dispute to our homes by forcibly locking us out from our livelihoods.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - - Opinion
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Carla Kennedy and others, Grand Forks, letter: Crystal workers’ response is ‘honesty, not escalation’
When locked-out mothers and fathers are unable to provide for their children, and when those children feel threatened, measures must be taken.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - - Opinion
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When locked-out mothers and fathers are unable to provide for their children, and when those children feel threatened, measures must be taken.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - - Opinion
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Drought of 2012 renews interest in irrigation
Irrigation in the region has been on the backburner during the region’s long wet cycle. The region has been so wet some years that many irrigation systems weren’t even turned on.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Irrigation in the region has been on the backburner during the region’s long wet cycle. The region has been so wet some years that many irrigation systems weren’t even turned on.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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OUR OPINION: Don’t demonstrate at people’s homes
An unwritten rule in labor disputes is that workers and managers should respect each others' homes. Argue forcefully, demonstrate loudly and organize effectively — but don’t take the clash to people’s homes.
Friday, September, 07, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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An unwritten rule in labor disputes is that workers and managers should respect each others' homes. Argue forcefully, demonstrate loudly and organize effectively — but don’t take the clash to people’s homes.
Friday, September, 07, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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