LOCKOUT
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Lockout extension out
By Don Davis 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...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 6:21 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF HOCKEY Just Drop It
Your partner cheated on you twice, and for whatever reason, you took him/her back both times. If he/she cheats on you for the third time, are you just going to let that person come right back like not...
Posted on 2/1/13 at 7:06 PM
STAFF BLOG UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY The European option
The NHL is inching closer and closer to a lockout and it appears virtually certain that one is going to happen for at least some length of time. So, what happens to the former UND players who are und...
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:24 PM
Orchestra lockouts discourage U of Minnesota students 
Music students at the University of Minnesota are discouraged by musician lockouts at the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
By Associated Press , November 12, 2012
AP source: NHL cancels Winter Classic at Big House
The NHL has canceled the 2013 Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium. The signature event between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, is the latest casualty from the labor dispute that has put the season on hold, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday.
By Larry Gage , November 02, 2012
Bettman, NHL make new offer in hope of full season
The NHL has made a new offer to the players' association that proposes a 50-50 split of hockey-related revenue and a full 82-game season starting Nov. 2.
By Associated Press , October 16, 2012
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.
By Herald Staff Report , October 15, 2012
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?
By Alice Oseth , October 07, 2012
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.
By Mel Morris , September 15, 2012
Bettman says another NHL lockout looms
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman maintains the league will lock out players Sunday if a new labor deal isn't reached, and star player Sidney Crosby isn't optimistic the season will start on time.
By Ira Podell and Rachel Cohen , September 13, 2012
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?
By Karen Kalin-Horge , September 13, 2012
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.
By Debra Kostrzewski , September 13, 2012
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.
By Carla Kennedy and others , September 13, 2012
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.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , September 06, 2012
Dawn Berry-Bloomquist, Drayton, N.D., letter: Lockout costs farmers big money
Farmers, please contact your board of directors. Sugar from the south could and is swallowing up the big contracts. Tour your own factories and check out your “replacements;” Let us keep the big contracts.
By Dawn Berry-Bloomquist , August 25, 2012
Dennis Hanson, Grand Forks, letter: Crystal solution could be to grandfather workers
The solution should have been to grandfather the current workers in and start new workers on a different insurance and pay scale. That way, Crystal wins and so do the locked-out workers.
By Dennis Hanson , August 19, 2012
Minnesota Congress members suggest new mediator in Crystal dispute
It may be time to bring in a “new high level mediator” to help resolve the year-long labor dispute between American Crystal Sugar Co. and unionized workers, four Minnesota members of Congress suggested Thursday.
By Herald Staff Report , August 17, 2012
Chris Halligan, Emerado, N.D., letter: Don't cry for sugar beet farmers
If a farmer is unable to go on vacation, what does he do in the winter? If he can’t take a day off from work, how does he attend the growers’ meetings, the Farm Fest, the Tioga Farm Festival, the Big Iron Farm Show or any of the many other farm-related 'picnics' going on?
By Chris Halligan , August 16, 2012
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