Maritime union strike ended The American Steamship Company and more than 100 employees on the Great Lakes have reached an agreement to end their week-long strike.August 5, 2011
Union lockout ends decades of smooth relations In its third day of a labor impasse between American Crystal Sugar and its union employees, workers continue to picket outside the factories while replacement workers prepare for the October harvest.August 3, 2011
Hospital officials disappointed with contract rejection, hope to resume talks Management officials with Sanford Bemidji Hospital are disappointed that nurses voted overwhelmingly to reject their contract offer Thursday. The vote authorizes union negotiators representing about 230 nurses to call a strike, if necessary.July 29, 2011
Union: IKEA workers in Virginia vote to unionize Union officials say workers at IKEA's only U.S. factory have voted to belong to a union, like thousands of Europeans who work for the Swedish furniture giant.July 27, 2011
Nurses will vote on contract offer About 230 nurses employed at Sanford Bemidji Hospital will vote Thursday on whether to accept or reject a contract offer from hospital management.July 27, 2011
Va. union drive puts IKEA's global image to a test The union attempting to represent workers
at IKEA's only U.S. plant is challenging the Swedish furniture
giant's vaunted corporate ethos, accusing the retailer of paying
its American workers low wages and tolerating unsafe working
conditions.July 24, 2011
Did government deliver on jobs? For the past seven months, jobs and the state budget were atop of the discussion for Gov. Mark Dayton and lawmakers. But did they deliver on jobs?July 21, 2011
Union files complaint against American Crystal A union has filed a labor complaint accusing American Crystal Sugar Co. of threatening workers with a lockout and failing to bargain in good faith on a new contract.July 21, 2011
Vikings to delay decision on training camp The Minnesota Vikings say they are going to delay their decision about training camp in Mankato while NFL owners and players work on a new collective bargaining agreement.July 18, 2011
Lawson lays off workers, won't say how many One of St. Paul's biggest employers, Lawson Software, laid off employees Wednesday, but the company won't reveal just how many or where they are located.July 13, 2011