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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
Minnesota union airs TV ad opposing 'right to work' 
The ads started airing today, the day after a Senate committee approved the right to work amendment which if passed by voters would make union membership voluntary in Minnesota.
By Associated Press , March 13, 2012
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Minnesota right-to-work bill narrowly advances in Senate
Conservative Republican state Sens. Gretchen Hoffman and Bill Ingebrigtsen often see eye-to-eye. But the two who live in adjoining districts were on opposite sides Monday as a Minnesota Senate committee voted to ask voters to decide whether to end the practice of requiring employees to join unions or pay dues. Hoffman voted with Republicans, other than Ingebrigtsen, to approve the so-called right-to-work proposal by Sen. David Thompson, R-Lakeville. On the 7-6 vote, the Senate judiciary committee sent the bill to another committee.
By Andrew Tellijohn , March 12, 2012
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Minnesota unions crowd Minnesota Capitol over 'right to work'
A Minnesota Senate committee today passed a bill that would let voters statewide decide if Minnesota should be a right-to-work state with voluntary union membership. If it were to pass the full House and Senate, voters in November would decide whether Minnesota's Constitution should be amended to make membership voluntary in private and public unions.
By Patrick Condon , March 12, 2012
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National union fight over 'right to work' comes to Minnesota Capitol
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing this morning on a proposal to ask voters in November whether Minnesota's Constitution should be amended to make private and public union membership voluntary.
By Associated Press , March 12, 2012
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Union leaders seek to mend divisions over Obama's Keystone XL pipeline rejection
Trade unions representing workers who stand to benefit from thousands of new construction jobs from the Keystone XL pipeline are furious at other unions that joined environmentalists in opposing the project.
By Sam Hananel , March 10, 2012
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Vicki Ripplinger, Manvel, N.D., letter: America needs to revitalize unions
Workers need to start fighting for what is fair and just. We must stop accepting the crumbs thrown our way. I wish everyone would do some research on the history of unions and what they do for workers, union and non-union.
By Vicki Ripplinger , March 05, 2012
Obama takes auto industry resurgent credit, accuses GOP of abandoning U.S. workers
President Barack Obama proudly embraced his auto industry bailout today, telling a raucous labor audience that assertions by his Republican presidential challengers that union members profited from taxpayer-paid rescue are a "load of you know what."
By Jim Kuhnhenn , February 28, 2012
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Tom Dooher, St. Paul, column: Anti-seniority bill helps budgets, not students
It doesn’t make sense to claim that more budget cuts and teacher layoffs will help Minnesota schools lift up whole groups of students.
By Tom Dooher , February 24, 2012
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Crystal Sugar security denies petition delivery on behalf of locked-out workers
Hundreds of locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers and their supporters were denied from delivering a petition to company CEO David Berg today as part of a “Journey for Justice” rally in Moorhead.
By Sam Benshoof , February 22, 2012
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4 locked-out American Crystal workers to launch ‘Journey for Justice’
Four locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. union workers will join four locked-out workers from Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. today for a rally in Moorhead as they kick off a 1,000-mile road trip from Fargo to Findlay, Ohio.
By Herald Staff Report , February 21, 2012
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Locked out Crystal workers join tire union on 6-state tour
Red River Valley workers locked out by American Crystal Sugar Co. management are joining Ohio workers locked out by Cooper Tire in a 1,000 mile tour through six states starting in Fargo, their unions announced Wednesday. The Bakery Workers union and United Steelworkers said they’ll be focusing attention on “the most recent wave of greed-motivated corporate attacks on workers and their unions.”
By Herald Staff Report , February 15, 2012
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Legislative notebook: House OKs bill to ban union deductions
The Minnesota House approved a bill Thursday that would prevent the deduction of union dues or fees from state child care assistance funds. The bill passed 74-55, mostly on Republican support. Gov. Mark Dayton wants child care providers to be able to vote on whether they want to unionize. A court hearing on the constitutionality of his executive order is slated for Feb. 22.
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis , February 09, 2012
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MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE NOTEBOOK: GOP pushes right-to-work amendment
The “right-to-work” issue is important to Republicans, who control the state House and Senate. A constitutional amendment does not need approval of Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton; instead, if the House and Senate approve the measure it heads to voters in the Nov. 6 election.
By Don Davis , February 02, 2012
Minnesota right-to-work push by Republicans lights fuse to explosive issue
Republicans pulled Minnesota into an explosive issue Thursday by introducing legislation to make union membership optional, setting the stage for a fight that has triggered boycotts by Democratic lawmakers and large protests in other states.
By Brian Bakst , February 02, 2012
Informational pickets end at Mandan oil refinery
The United Steelworkers union and Shell Oil on Wednesday announced a tentative deal on a new three-year contract covering Shell refinery workers across the country. The deal will be used as a model for negotiations between union workers and Tesoro, which owns the Mandan refinery.
By Associated Press , February 02, 2012
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