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RURAL REFLECTIONS The harvest in four acts
I am writing specifically about the sugar beet harvest today however it could certainly pertain to any harvest. Act I Common Courtesy Everything means more at harvest time. People are cold, short on...
Posted on 10/20/12 at 6:08 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER National AFL-CIO promises to pressure American Crystal Sugar
The 12 million member AFL-CIO labor federation is putting its muscle, and money, into the nearly year-long American Crystal Sugar Co. lockout. We will escalate this campaign for fairness and justic...
Posted on 7/25/12 at 7:20 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Mathern proposes lockout legislation
BISMARCK--Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, wants to see state legislators approve a bill that would allow workers in a lockout situation to be eligible to apply for unemployment benefits. Mathern sent an e...
Posted on 10/28/11 at 9:53 AM
STAFF BLOG MIKKELPATES.AG-AT-LARGE Peterson says Crystal talks good news, union may be adjusting language
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. He had n...
Posted on 8/24/11 at 4:24 PM
DRAGON NEWS A Sweet Boost for the Fourth
If you added up the crowds that have gathered for MSU Moorhead's Fourth of July fireworks show, you'd have a very big number. Over the course of almost four decades, hundreds of thousands have viewed ...
Posted on 10/27/10 at 11:32 AM
Crystal workers headed back to jobs, but resentments linger 
The reality they will soon return to work at American Crystal Sugar is generating a mix of emotions among workers locked out of their jobs for nearly two years.
By Dave Olson , April 22, 2013
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After lockout, Crystal claims success, but prices paid by workers, company
Roughly half of the 1,300 locked-out workers have resigned or retired, according to the company. Those who return will be working under a new a contract that shifts power from union to management.
By Christopher Bjorke , April 21, 2013
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Senators remove lockout benefit extension plan
Minnesota senators removed extended unemployment benefits for workers locked out by employers in labor disputes during a Friday bill debate. The provision was a Democratic response to a 20-month lockout by American Crystal Sugar Co., as well as a pair of Twin Cities orchestra labor disputes.
By Don Davis , April 19, 2013
OUR OPINION: A spoonful of American Crystal Sugar
The announcement that American Crystal Sugar workers have accepted the company’s offer is great news for both the workers and the company.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , April 16, 2013
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After 20 months, Crystal employees vote to accept contract
American Crystal Sugar Co. workers locked out of their jobs since Aug. 1, 2011, are heading back to work, but it’s a bittersweet resolution for the union.
By John Lamb , April 13, 2013
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2 burned at East Grand Forks Crystal plant
Two people were burned in a weekend accident at the American Crystal Sugar plant in East Grand Forks. The East Grand Forks Fire Department responded to the call shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday.
By Kevin Bonham and Stephen J. Lee , April 01, 2013
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N.D. Senate passes bill to bar future locked-out workers from benefits
After a rousing floor debate, the measure, under House Bill 1112, passed by a 32-14 vote.
By TJ Jerke , March 14, 2013
Diving prices worry sugar-beet industry
The International Sugarbeet Institute addresses problems with price and politics at a meeting in Fargo.
By Mikkel Pates , March 14, 2013
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Crystal Sugar asks ND Supreme Court to rehear case
Lawyers for American Crystal Sugar are asking the North Dakota Supreme Court to reconsider a decision to grant locked-out workers unemployment benefits.
By Associated Press , March 14, 2013
Locked-out Crystal workers in North Dakota wait for benefits details
A union leader representing locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers said 420 of them are eligible for unemployment benefits, made possible by a North Dakota Supreme Court decision Tuesday, and he is asking the state tell them soon when payments will come.
By Christopher Bjorke , February 27, 2013
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Worker burned in East Grand Forks Crystal plant critical but stable
Chicago man in coma in Minneapolis hospital. Meanwhile, OSHA opens investigation of Jan. 29 accident.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 06, 2013
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Worker burned seriously at East Grand Forks Crystal plant
Officials of two companies involved are saying little about it other than that the victim came into contact with hot liquid and had to be taken to the hospital.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 05, 2013
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N.D. lawmakers mull unemployment benefits for locked out workers
A handful of locked-out American Crystal employees addressed the issue with lawmakers during the first hearing of Senate Bill 2224, sponsored by Sen. Murphy, which would clarify current law and extend unemployment insurance benefits to an individual that has been locked out and prevented from working.
By TJ Jerke , January 29, 2013
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SHAR KNUTSON: Lockout law firm hurts workers, employers
Lockout. It’s a word we’re all too familiar with in Minnesota. First, let’s be clear what a lockout is: It’s the opposite of a strike. The employer withholds work in order to gain concessions from workers.
By Shar Knutson , January 09, 2013
Crystal’s profits drop by 32 percent but still near record high
MOORHEAD, Minn. — American Crystal Sugar saw its net proceeds slump by almost a third for its 2012 reporting year, although it posted its second-highest payments to beet growers in history.
By Patrick Springer , December 06, 2012
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