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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’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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Mary Olson, Grand Forks, letter: Union helped write Crystal’s success story
"Bob did whatever it took to keep the plants running. And he was not alone: Other American Crystal employees have accomplished tasks that took incredible courage and perseverance to complete. The loyalty and determination of these union workers has played a crucial role in the success of the company."
By Mary Olson , December 05, 2012
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OUR OPINION: For the GOP, a strategic retreat
Clearly, the issue for GOP hardliners is not tax rates at all. The issue is pride. They hold an untenable position, and they can’t bring themselves to admit defeat.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , December 04, 2012
Locked-out Crystal Sugar workers reject offer for 4th time
Fifty-five percent of union workers voted to reject the contract, down from the 63 percent that opposed the same offer earlier this summer.
By Sam Benshoof , December 01, 2012
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American Crystal: Union may vote soon on contract
American Crystal Sugar management is expecting locked-out union workers to vote again on a labor contract in a little more than a week. In the past thre votes, including the one that led to the workers' lockout Aug. 1, union members have voted overwhelmingly against the contract.
By Christopher Bjorke , November 21, 2012
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Crystal say beet harvest yields record sugar content
American Crystal Sugar and Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative report that beets processed so far are producing 19.1 percent sugar content. That’s the highest sugar content ever recorded by American Crystal, spokesman Jeff Schweitzer said Wednesday.
By Helmut Schmidt , November 16, 2012
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Sugar beet harvest gets going again
The Red River Valley’s sugar beet crop is the odd man out in this season of early planted, early harvested crops, with digging actually behind normal schedules.
By Stephen J. Lee , October 26, 2012
Union tries new ways to win sympathy, but will it work?
Union leaders and management officials claim the public is on their side, but labor experts say public opinion has limited impact in labor disputes.
By Christopher Bjorke , October 21, 2012
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In labor disputes, management’s leverage on the rise
Once upon a time, the notion of booting employees off the job in a lockout was so rare it was closer to myth than reality, according to UND business professor Bruce Byars. Today, the tactic is a well-honed weapon in the corporate arsenal, readily deployed against everyone from sugar beet processors to professional hockey players.
By Marino Eccher , September 30, 2012
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Crystal workers put pressure on board members
Locked-out workers demonstrated in front of the homes of American Crystal Sugar Co. directors Wednesday for the second day in a row, in a bid to drive home the lockout’s human toll.
By Marino Eccher , September 06, 2012
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Crystal workers rally, hope growers will join them
About 200 people showed up at a meeting held by locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. workers Saturday in East Grand Forks, though the person they really wanted to see wasn’t there.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , August 18, 2012
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American Crystal starting "pre-pile" harvest on Tuesday
American Crystal Sugar Co. shareholders will start their so-called “pre-pile” harvest on Tuesday, the earliest in company history, according to a company spokesman.
By Mikkel Pates , August 12, 2012
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Union members reject American Crystal contract a third time
With 82 percent of Bakery Workers union members voting, 63 percent voted against the contract. The labor dispute has been ongoing since July 31 when members first voted on the contract. Since then, about 1,300 workers have been locked out and management has hired temporary replacement workers.
June 23, 2012
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Did American Crystal break the union?
There are few easy answers for locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. workers, who will vote Saturday on a contract they rejected emphatically last November.
By Marino Eccher , June 16, 2012
Talks fail Friday, Crystal says parties still ‘far apart’
A mediation session Friday involving American Crystal Sugar Co. executives and union workers ended without a deal to end a lockout more than 10 months old.
By Forum Communications , June 08, 2012
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