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  • Pay freeze approved for state employees
    A two-year pay freeze for Minnesota state workers has cleared its last hurdle, with action today by a legislative commission. The pay freeze goes into effect on Wednesday.June 29, 2009
  • Complaint alleges local Wal-Mart 'interrogated' pro-union workers
    A union has filed charges against a St. Paul Wal-Mart store for alleged intimidation of pro-union workers, as organizing efforts at several Twin Cities locations intensifies.June 26, 2009
  • Tough job market for young people
    Recent college graduates are facing the toughest job environment in decades. A career counselor and the head of a job board for college graduates talk about how to navigate the job market and find meaningful work in a slow economy.Midmorning, June 26, 2009
  • Your career needs a Plan B, and C, and D...
    Whether it's your fantasy career or a job possibility in the wings, you should have an idea where your next job will be, according to career advisors. But knowing you should have a "Plan B," and actually knowing what that plan is, are two different things.Midmorning, June 26, 2009
  • Star Tribune files reorganization plan
    The Star Tribune Co. says it filed a reorganization plan with U.S. Bankruptcy court, with the goal of emerging from Chapter 11 protection this autumn.June 19, 2009
  • Future of Army cannon, jobs uncertain in Fridley
    Things are looking bleak for a new Army weapon being designed in Fridley. The BAE Systems mobile cannon program employs several hundred engineers and others, whose jobs are now at risk.June 17, 2009
  • Star Tribune drivers to vote on tentative deal
    Unionized drivers are set to vote on a tentative contract agreement with the Star Tribune as the newspaper prepares to emerge from bankruptcy protection.June 17, 2009
  • Target Center roof workers claim unsafe conditions
    A group of roofing workers are on strike against the company in charge of installing a new green roof on the Target Center in Minneapolis.June 11, 2009
  • St. Paul school district laying off 143 teachers
    The St. Paul School district is laying off 143 teachers to help balance its budget. That's nearly four times the average number of teachers laid off in the previous four years.June 10, 2009
  • Chazz Palminteri tells 'A Bronx Tale'
    Movie tough guy Chazz Palminteri has revived his autobiographical one man show, "A Bronx Tale," and this week brings it to Minneapolis.June 1, 2009
  • Number of job postings rises
    Minnesota saw a jump in hiring demand in May, according to a leading business research organization.June 1, 2009
  • GM bankruptcy on the horizon?
    After months of trying to avoid bankruptcy, GM appears likely to file what could be the largest industrial bankruptcy in U.S. history. That will most likely mean closed factories and dealers told they no longer will receive GM cars. And the taxpayers will own a good part of two major car makers.Midmorning, May 28, 2009
  • Kato Engineering cuts nearly 100 jobs in Mankato
    Electrical generator maker Kato Engineering says it's cutting 20 percent of its workforce, or 94 jobs.May 28, 2009
  • Wider measure of unemployment paints darker picture
    The official U.S. unemployment rate is 8.9 percent. But the government has another measure that tell a truer story of how American workers are faring. By that measure, the unemployment rate is nearly 16 percent.May 28, 2009
  • Movie looks at 'A Chorus Line' then and now
    One of Broadway's biggest hits "A Chorus Line" has entertained, and touched the hearts of millions of people around the world. Now a new documentary called "Every Little Step" examines both the roots of the show, and the realities of the thousands of dancers who tried out for the recent Broadway revival.May 22, 2009

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