Congress weighing length of jobless benefits Congress is looking at the downside of letting jobless people collect up to almost two years of unemployment benefits.December 14, 2011
In N.D. town where sugar is king, lockout hits hard Stalled labor talks between American Crystal Sugar Co. and its factory workers are taking a toll in Hillsboro, N.D., a town of 1,600 between Fargo and Grand Forks where the sugar beet factory is the largest employer.December 14, 2011
NBA owners, players approve new labor deal Thus ends the NBA lockout, with training camps and free agency to open Friday. No, small-market teams won't yet get the help they crave, but in time, Commissioner David Stern said the "tortured journey" of this 161-day lockout will have been worth it.December 8, 2011
Dayton to contest child care unionization ruling Gov. Mark Dayton will contest a
court-ordered temporary injunction that sidetracked a planned
unionization vote by in-home child care providers.December 8, 2011
New union steadily winning law enforcement members The newly-founded Minnesota Public Employees Association is steadily competing with the Teamsters Union and wrestling away the right to represent Minnesota police officers and civilian law enforcement employees.December 6, 2011
Dayton to meet with American Crystal execs Gov. Mark Dayton is traveling to Moorhead
Saturday to meet with American Crystal Sugar Co. executives, and to
attend a meeting organized by union workers who've been locked out
of jobs there since Aug. 1 on a contract dispute.December 2, 2011
Railroad strike averted with agreements, extension The nation's freight railroad industry averted a potentially costly strike on Thursday after resolving differences with two of its unions and agreeing to extend talks with a third.December 1, 2011
Good year means big bucks for Crystal executives Locked-out union workers at American Crystal plants in three states say executive pay raises mean the coop can afford to make a better contract offer.December 1, 2011
Union says CEO compared workers to cancerous tumor Union representatives of locked-out employees at American Crystal Sugar Co. are criticizing the company president and CEO for what they call anti-worker sentiments.November 30, 2011
Older workers struggle to regain position in workforce Although younger workers bore most of the brunt of job cuts in the recession, several signs indicate that laid-off older workers who lost jobs are less likely to benefit from the economic recovery.November 30, 2011