U faculty file petition toward union vote The last time a large group of Twin Cities U of M faculty voted, the pro-union effort failed by 26 votes, union organizers said.January 20, 2016
Inver Hills college chief faces no-confidence vote over spending The faculty union at Inver Hills Community College has scheduled a no-confidence vote Monday on the school's president over disputes of what they see as inappropriate spending and cuts to student services.January 20, 2016
Kellogg Blvd. open until construction season begins again One of downtown St. Paul's major streets is open again, after closing last April. Kellogg Boulevard in downtown St. Paul has re-opened, at least until spring.January 1, 2016
State contests hefty fine for Security Hospital safety violations The Minnesota Department of Human Services has contested nine citations and a $63,000 fine from OSHA for workplace violations at its largest hospital for people considered mentally ill and dangerous.December 30, 2015
Minnesota workers press wage, scheduling demands on Black Friday Workers marched through the skyways of downtown Minneapolis on Black Friday asking for $15 an hour and advance scheduling. Their banging drums and chants were met with amusement by many shoppers and workers.November 27, 2015
Behind your holiday sweet potato dish, hard work in the fields More than half of America's sweet potatoes were lifted by hand from the soil of North Carolina. It's some of the most back-breaking farm work to be found, and migrant laborers do most of it.November 24, 2015
This holiday season, retailers will be wishing for more workers U.S. retailers are looking to add more than 700,000 jobs this holiday season -- about the same as last year. But retailers may have a harder time filling those jobs because of a shrinking labor pool.November 22, 2015
Interview: The unseen dangers of farming More than 210 work-related deaths occurred on Minnesota farms from 2003 to 2013 — an increase of more than 30 percent when compared with a decade earlier.October 15, 2015