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Ron Gumeringer, Bismarck, N.D. letter: ‘Minimal’ minimum wage needs a boost 
Ron Gumeringer of Bismarck writes in about minimum wage
By Ron Gumeringer , April 18, 2013
Wage wars take toll on nursing homes
Nursing homes in western North Dakota are struggling to maintain staffing in the face of a bidding war for workers that is rippling from the booming Oil Patch.
By Patrick Springer , January 26, 2013
OUR OPINION: Council right to raise the ‘raise’ issue
Kudos to Grand Forks City Council President Hal Gershman, who called for a review of the city’s processes for giving raises and promotions.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , September 18, 2012
Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: Government workers’ pay, benefits need reform
Unless the governor and Legislature undertake the challenge to make substantial changes to the state employee compensation system, there will be a growing animosity toward public sector workers, who get higher wages and better benefits than those who are paying the taxes that keep them employed.
By Phil Krinkie , September 18, 2012
Grand Forks library still struggles to raise pay for workers
After the City Council denied its request for a 0.5 mill increase two weeks ago, the Grand Forks Public Library is moving forward with a city study’s recommendation for wage increases.
By Brandi Jewett , September 16, 2012
JoAnne Gorman, Grand Forks, letter: Giant raises unheard of — except in City Hall
My husband has a chemistry PhD, but he never has gotten a $25,000 raise. Most people would love that employee’s original pay of $70,000 a year.
By JoAnne Gorman , September 16, 2012
David Barta, Grand Forks, letter: To grow and prosper, GF needs the best
I’m sorry, but the best way to attract and retain people with these abilities does not involve underpaying them and hoping they stay for the lutefisk.
By David Barta , September 16, 2012
Alexander Wild, Grand Forks, column: Why GF librarians are not underpaid
There are more librarians graduating than there are available jobs; Forbes ranks the Master of Library Science first in its listing of the worst master’s degrees if a student is looking for a job after graduation.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook reports weak prospects for librarians and stiff competition for a limited number of jobs now and in the future.
By Alexander Wild , September 09, 2012
The skills gap: Myth or reality?
Manufacturers across the Upper Midwest will tell anyone who listens that they have jobs to offer — 2,580 welding positions in Minnesota alone — but not enough solid applicants. They point to a "skills gap" between the jobs available and the people out looking for work.
By Adam Belz , August 06, 2012
Jobs, wages abound in Stark County
Stark County companies pay the big bucks for mining and oil and gas extraction. The county paid the highest wages in the third quarter of 2011, allowing employees to pocket more than $2,000 a week, according to a Job Service North Dakota report released Tuesday.
By April Baumgarten , March 08, 2012
Minn. labor department investigates EGF restaurant
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said Thursday it is investigating a recent wage complaint by an employee against Little Bangkok restaurant in East Grand Forks.
February 02, 2012
Job market improves modestly as unemployment falls
The American job market improved modestly in October, and economists looking deeper into the numbers found real reasons for optimism — or at least what counts for optimism in this agonizingly slow economic recovery.
By Christopher S. Rugaber , November 04, 2011
Dwight Messner, Grand Forks, letter: Vast gulf separates library, postal workers
Until the paper delivery person gets $10 an hour after expenses, maybe the Herald ought to just report the news instead of always trying to control it.
By Dwight Messner , August 14, 2011
Questions raised about GF library wage study numbers
Critics say director used outdated numbers in asking for mill increase; director says she used last official studyThe wage data that Grand Forks Public Library Director Wendy Wendt used to justify a property tax rate increase to City Council members last week was outdated and therefore misleading, according to critics of the library.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , August 08, 2011
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