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• Minneapolis considers new trash hauling contract
  The Minneapolis city council will consider a new garbage hauling contract Friday.October 24, 2008
• Minn. sees more job losses, lower unemployment
  Another 2,300 jobs were cut in Minnesota last month, but the state's unemployment rate is also down.October 16, 2008
• Delta, NWA pilots lay out arguments over seniority
  Pilots of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are in the midst of closed-door arbitration hearings to figure out how to merge their seniority lists before the two air carriers merge.October 6, 2008
• Miner sues over Minntac's punch-in rule
  A Minnesota miner is suing U.S. Steel, saying workers at Minntac Mine in Mountain Iron aren't being paid for all the time spent on company grounds.October 3, 2008
• Starbucks settles NLRB complaint of fired barista
  Starbucks Corp. has settled a National Labor Relations Board complaint with an employee who said he was fired this summer in Minneapolis for promoting union activity.October 1, 2008
• U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission sues Minn. Dept. of Corrections
  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued the Minnesota Department of Corrections for violating federal age discrimination laws.September 24, 2008
• Food shelves prepare for more in need
  Minnesota Food shelves are bracing for more hungry people and fewer donations due to the ailing economy.September 18, 2008
• Judge allows Duluth to lay off workers
  A St. Louis County judge has ruled that the City of Duluth can lay off full-time employees.September 4, 2008
• Film festival organizers hope to make an 'Impact' during RNC
  Some folks are coming to the RNC to get delegates to watch movies. For the four days of the Convention the non-partisan Impact Film Festival will hold free screenings of new movies about healthcare, water protection, disaster recovery and other social challenges.August 29, 2008
• Pro-union Starbucks barista gets his job back at MOA
  A barista who said he was fired from a Starbucks coffee shop at the Mall of America for helping to organize fellow workers into a union has been given his job back.August 29, 2008
• If Stone Could Speak
  If you have ever wondered at the magnificent stonework at the St Paul Cathedral, local documentary filmmaker Randy Croce has a story for you.August 29, 2008
• Qwest, union reach deal
  Qwest Communications and its largest union reached a contract deal this morning that will affect about 2,300 workers in the Twin Cities and avoid any delays in communications work at the Xcel Energy Center.August 18, 2008
• Qwest, union still talking as contract expires
  Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday even as the current labor contract expired.August 17, 2008
• Minnesota's unemployment rate jumps to highest in over two decades
  Minnesota's unemployment rate jumped to the highest level in 22 years last month and it doesn't look like the picture will get much better anytime soon.August 14, 2008
• Qwest union OKs strike if contract talks sour
  Members of the largest employee union at Qwest Communications International Inc. have voted to authorize a strike if talks fail to produce a new contract.August 11, 2008

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