UNIONS
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Senate debates childcare, PCA unions
By Don Davis The Minnesota Senate Tuesday night was en route to approving legislation allowing child care workers and personal care attendants to join unions. Supporters say such action would allow t...
Posted on 5/14/13 at 7:56 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
Kristin Novotny and Anne Ripka: Who benefits from PCA unionization? Not PCAs 
Kristin Novotny and Anne Ripka write in about unions
By Kristin Novotny and Anne Ripka , May 11, 2013
Obama supports including gays in immigration bill
President Barack Obama says he supports recognizing gay unions in a broad immigration bill pending in Congress but won't say whether he would sign legislation that fails to do so.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2013
Reeling elsewhere, labor poised for gains in Minnesota
As economic changes batter organized labor nationwide, eroding its membership and political power, Minnesota has emerged as one of the few places where unions are faring well.
By Brian Bakst , April 23, 2013
North Dakota amendment would not block benefits for locked-out workers
Locked out employees would not receive unemployment benefits under an amendment added Monday to a state Job Service bill. The amendment was offered to House Bill 1112 by a 5-2 vote in the Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee.
By TJ Jerke , March 12, 2013
Providers for children, elderly, disabled in Minnesota split on union question
The Berger and Geller testimony reflects division seen across Minnesota about whether self-employed child care providers who receive state subsidies for some children should be allowed to join unions.
By Don Davis , March 11, 2013
Twin Cities security officers on strike
About 2,000 security officers in the Twin Cities are staging a 1-day strike.
By Associated Press , February 27, 2013
Locked-out Crystal workers 'overjoyed' after N.D. Supreme Court says state owes them benefits
In a reversal, the workers stand to get $4 million in unemployment benefits, which the state denied them after Crystal management locked them out in August 2011.
By Patrick Springer and Emily Welker , February 26, 2013
Twin Cities security guards prepared to strike
Service Employees International Union members gathered Sunday to learn more about the status of the talks and to review a tentative deal reached for last week for 4,000 janitors represented by the union that includes a raise of $1.20 an hour over three years.
By Associated Press , February 25, 2013
Unions suffer sharp decline in membership
The nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday, led by losses in the public sector as cash-strapped state and local governments laid off workers and — in some cases — limited collective bargaining rights.
By Sam Hananel , January 23, 2013
Twin Cities nurses approve labor contract
A labor contract covering 12,000 Twin Cities nurses has been approved. Minnesota Nurses Association members approved an agreement that will give then a 4.5 percent wage increase over the next three years.
By Associated Press , December 21, 2012
GEORGE WILL: Unions brought problems on themselves
Rick Snyder warned Michigan’s labor leaders. The state’s mild-mannered Republican governor, currently in his first term in his first public office, has rarely been accused of being (or praised for being) a fire-breathing conservative.
By George Will , December 16, 2012
Union held off as American Crystal stresses long view
American Crystal Sugar workers, who found themselves locked out of their jobs 16 months ago, found the door to a shareholders’ meeting closed to them Thursday.
By Patrick Springer , December 06, 2012
Twinkie maker Hostess reaches the end of the line
Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of the spongy snack with a mysterious cream filling, said Friday it would shutter after years of struggling with management turmoil, rising labor costs and the ever-changing tastes of Americans even as its pantry of sugary cakes seemed suspended in time.
By Candice Choi and Tom Murphy , November 16, 2012
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