Crystal Sugar union plans counteroffer A Bakery Workers union official is saying that locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. workers will bring a counteroffer to the June 8 negotiations with the company.May 22, 2012
MPR documentary on early days of Minnesota's labor movement 'The Strike is On!' explores the Minnesota labor movement in the first decades of the 20th century, tracing it from the immigrant miners on the Iron Range to flour milling and meatpacking unions to the Minneapolis Truckers' strike in May 1934. Historians say it was a turning point in US labor history. The 1985 documentary was produced by Mark Heistad.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 22, 2012
Slight drop in unemployment not result of healthier labor market Minnesota's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.6 percent in April, but the improvement did not come about as a result of a healthier labor market. Instead, many unemployed workers gave up on their job hunt and were no longer counted as unemployed.May 17, 2012
No strike at 8 Twin Cities hospitals Support staff at eight Twin Cities hospitals will not strike, having reached a tentative agreement.May 16, 2012
Hospital union vote authorizes strike Support staff at eight Twin Cities hospitals have authorized a strike. Ninety-one percent of the 3,500 members of the Service Employees International Union voted in favor of a walkout.May 16, 2012
Job fairs are good politics, but unlikely to lead to work National unemployment figures are still high and with an upcoming election, members of Congress are organizing job fairs back in their home districts. While these fairs might make good politics, they don't often lead to jobs.May 3, 2012
Guard works to help servicemembers find work More than 500 National Guard members woke up at home this morning for the first time in more than a year. In the next few months, they'll reclaim their civilian lives.May 2, 2012
States asked to apply for unemployment test plan The Obama administration is looking for states that will experiment with unemployment insurance programs by letting people test a job while still receiving benefits.April 19, 2012
Foxconn working conditions after Mike Daisey controversy Last month, public radio's 'This American Life' retracted its most popular show ever after it was discovered that Mike Daisey's monologue regarding working conditions in Apple's Foxconn factory in China had been partially fabricated.The Daily Circuit, April 18, 2012