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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Loud demonstrations join budget debate in Minnesota Capitol
By Don Davis Heather Falk fanned herself Saturday in the hot, muggy Minnesota Capitol building as legislators gradually worked toward finishing the state budget and adjourning for the year. The Cloqu...
Posted on 5/18/13 at 11:52 PM
REAL MONEY Tired of Bank Fees?
Change can be tough. I blame it on a Scandinavian heritage but its probably just me. I recently changed internet providers and dropped our landline at home. That was a lot of change - but in the end s...
Posted on 4/13/12 at 4:49 PM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Striving for high quality and excellence in education: The Frauentag Demonstrations in eastern Germany
It was a perfect day out in the small market square called Fischmarkt (Fish Market) in Erfurt, the state capital of Thuringia in central Germany. All was quiet for the entire day- that was until 3:0...
Posted on 3/9/11 at 6:51 AM
THE WEST WING Weekly Memo 10-29-10
The Weekly Memo is available with updates on the City's labor negotiations, health insurance, and the 2011 budget schedule as the year quickly approaches a conclusion. Be sure to vote on Tuesday, Nov...
Posted on 10/29/10 at 7:00 AM
State dismisses U of Minnesota grad assistants' claim 
The grad assistants and the United Auto Workers union filed a claim alleging the university tried to stifle talks about unionization and attempts to organize.
By Associated Press , June 07, 2012
Crystal Sugar, union returning to bargaining table
Locked-out union workers at American Crystal Sugar Co. are in the middle of a 200-mile trek to the negotiating table, but the company says it could be a long walk for a short meeting.
By Associated Press , June 04, 2012
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Supervalu employees return to work after brief strike
About 85 Supervalu employees who went on strike early this morning are back on the job after contract disagreements were worked out, according to Donny Walz, business agent for the local Teamsters union 120.
By Dave Olson , June 04, 2012
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Catholic, Lutheran clergy lead prayers over Crystal labor impasse
With union members camping overnight here in a caravan bound for American Crystal Sugar Co.’s headquarters in Moorhead, people from both sides and several faiths in the long-running labor dispute over processing sugar beets met for prayer in the cathedral.
By Stephen J. Lee , June 03, 2012
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Locked-out Crystal workers take message on the road
About two dozen union supporters rallied along the Red River here before beginning a 200-mile, week-long pilgrimage of sorts following a hay wagon to the other four towns with American Crystal Sugar Co. processing factories.
By Stephen J. Lee , May 31, 2012
Official: Union bringing ‘significant’ offer to Crystal negotiations
A Bakery Workers union official is saying that locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers will bring a counteroffer to the June 8 negotiations with the company. The counter offer will include “a new set of proposals to address their concerns since the last time we met,” Roger Delage, president of Local 2676 in Crookston, said today.
By Ryan Bakken , May 22, 2012
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Tentative agreement for 8 Twin Cities hospitals
Workers at eight Twin Cities hospitals have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract. The union represents 3,500 nursing assistants, technicians and support staff. Its negotiators met with hospital representatives all day Wednesday, a day after 91 percent of union members voted to authorize a strike.
By Associated Press , May 17, 2012
Mandan oil refinery union workers ratify contract
United Steelworkers local president Javier Montoya tells The Bismarck Tribune the contract leaves current benefits in place along with a 40 percent cut to pensions. He says the company told workers if an agreement wasn't reached by May 22, bargaining would be for lesser options.
By Associated Press , May 17, 2012
Twin Cities health care workers take strike vote
Health care workers at five Twin Cities hospital systems are voting on whether to authorize a strike. The 3,500 members of the Service Employees International Union's health care unit work at Fairview, Children's, Health East, North Memorial and Park Nicollet hospitals. Their jobs range from nursing assistants to maintenance workers.
By Associated Press , May 14, 2012
Minnesota anti-union fighter honored as fallen deputy
The name of a Minneapolis executive who was killed in a 1934 scuffle with union workers has been etched on a law enforcement officers' memorial in Washington, D.C. — a decision that doesn't sit well with some labor historians.
By Associated Press , May 14, 2012
Crystal: Union’s cost estimate of lockout too high
American Crystal Sugar Co. officials deny new union claims that a labor lockout has more than doubled processing costs for beets harvested in 2011.
By Mikkel Pates , April 26, 2012
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Mandan oil refinery workers prepared to strike
Members of the United Steelworkers approved a strike authorization on Wednesday, though they have not called for a strike. Local union president Javier Montoya says the authorization will allow the union employees to stop work if it's deemed necessary.
By Associated Press , April 05, 2012
Minnesota GOP senators want vote on 'right to work'
A group of Republican state senators say they want the full Senate to vote on a constitutional amendment that would make union membership voluntary in Minnesota, despite signs the bill is stalled at the Capitol.
By Associated Press , March 20, 2012
Union: 2,400 workers laid off when aircraft maintenance plant closes in Winnipeg, 2 other cities
Aveos Fleet Performance Inc., a company that provides aircraft maintenance to Air Canada, has shut down its plants in three cities, telling more than 2,400 workers they're being laid off and should not return to work, a union leader said Sunday.
By Canadian Press , March 19, 2012
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Minnesota legislative notebook: State leaders join cancer study
Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon knows more about cancer than many Minnesotans after twice surviving breast cancer and dealing with her husband’s cancer death. “We want to celebrate less cancer and more birthdays,” the Duluth resident said Wednesday in encouraging legislators and state workers to take part in a study to help determine the impact of lifestyle, environment and genetics on the disease. Cancer “has stolen much from us,” she said.
By Don Davis and Danielle Nordine , March 14, 2012
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