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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Care provider union debate sets Senate record
By Don Davis Minnesota senators set a modern-day record for debating a single bill Tuesday night and Wednesday morning before voting to give childcare providers and personal care attendants the right ...
Posted on 5/15/13 at 7:59 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND to recognize Bismarck student as North Dakota and University Student Employee of the Year Friday, April 26
Kayla Ekart, a University of North Dakota senior from Bismarck, N.D., has been named North Dakota and her schools Student Employee of the Year. Ekart will be recognized at 3 p.m., Friday, April 26, ...
Posted on 4/25/13 at 12:00 PM
THE MINNESOTA BASHAW BLOG I Love Chipotle
As a life long resident of Duluth, MN there are many things I love about the city. But one thing that really bothers me about Duluth is why Chipotle will not build one of their resturants in Duluth. S...
Posted on 4/9/13 at 8:39 AM
NDAD INSIGHTS 'Inside-out' smiles possible during tonight's benefit for cancer-battling Forks mom
By Mike Brue Loyal. Organized. Outdoorsy. Stubborn? Ohhh, yeah, said brother-in-law Kyle Sullivan, chuckling at the thought. Hardworking. Heartwarming. Helpful, at a moments notice, often without n...
Posted on 2/9/13 at 3:00 AM
RED RIVER ORTHODOX: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH DAKOTA Religious Freedoms and Christianity in the West
Well, religious freedom, a topic I've covered elsewhere on the blog, continues to be an item that makes the news. For those who are interested in this larger, ongoing socio-religio discussion, I link ...
Posted on 7/25/12 at 11:25 PM
Legislative notebook: House passes anti-bullying bill 
Minnesota schools would be forced to adopt policies against bullying under a bill Minnesota representatives passed 72-57 Monday night.
“Every kid deserves to wake up in the morning ... and go to a school they are excited to go to,” Rep. Jim Davnie, DFL-Minneapolis, said.
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , May 06, 2013
Minnesota teachers union picks new president
The Education Minnesota teachers union has a new president.
By Associated Press , April 27, 2013
Janitors reach tentative contract, avert strike
About 4,000 janitors in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area are voting this week on a tentative contract agreement with about a dozen office cleaning companies.
By Associated Press , February 24, 2013
Union for janitors, security officers OKs strike
The union representing about 6,000 janitors and security officers in the Twin Cities area has authorized a strike if necessary.
By Associated Press , February 10, 2013
North Dakota teachers union, state employees to join forces
North Dakota's teachers union has voted to merge with the state's public employees union.
By Associated Press , February 03, 2013
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
Benefit of right-to-work laws hard to measure
Michigan, the heart of American manufacturing, became the latest state to become a “right-to-work” state this week, prohibiting compulsory union participation. The move was greeted by demonstrations by protesters angered by the erosion of union power in the state.
By Christopher Bjorke , December 15, 2012
Minnesota home care workers to make pitch for union
Dozens of personal care assistants who care for the elderly and people with disabilities are due at the Capitol on Wednesday to press their case. They say tens of thousands of their number are struggling to make ends meet because of low wages and lack of benefits.
By Associated Press , December 12, 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
Winona, Minn., foundry workers on strike
About 150 workers at a Winona foundry are on strike and are picketing their employer.
By Associated Press , September 21, 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
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
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