Are jobs leaving Minnesota? GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer says Minnesota is losing jobs to South Dakota. Midmorning discusses taxes, private companies, and how state governments can impact an employer's decision to relocate.Midmorning, August 25, 2010
A new way into med school A New York medical school is reserving a few spots for humanities and social sciences majors without requiring hard sciences. Midmorning asks how essential those "weed-out" sciences like organic chemistry and physics are for creating great doctors.Midmorning, August 24, 2010
Metro Transit union rejects contract offer Twin Cities Metro Transit bus drivers have overwhemingly rejected a contract offer from the transit agency, according to union officials.August 23, 2010
Duluth nurses, hospitals to resume talks next week The union representing 1,350 nurses at two Duluth hospitals said Friday that federal mediators have called the two sides back to the bargaining table.August 20, 2010
AFL-CIO president campaigns for Dayton at steel plant National AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka was in St. Paul this morning, campaigning outside a steel plant for DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton.August 19, 2010
U.S. jobless claims rise to highest level in 9 months Employers appear to be laying off workers
again as applications for unemployment insurance reached the
half-million mark last week for the first time since November.August 19, 2010
A "take this job and shove it" moment Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater captured the hearts of the public when he escaped from his job on an airline emergency exit slide. Midmorning asks why the wayward employee has become an American folk hero.Midmorning, August 18, 2010
25 years ago, Hormel strike changed Austin, industry Twenty-five years ago today, workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minn. went on strike, bringing the struggles of the national labor movement home to southern Minnesota.August 17, 2010
Duluth hospital nurses to hold strike vote Union nurses at two Duluth hospital systems are scheduled to hold a strike vote later this week in a contract dispute that prompted a one-day nurse's strike in the Twin Cities last June.August 16, 2010
Jobs picture dims as unemployment claims rise The employment picture is looking bleaker as
applications for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest
level in almost six months.August 12, 2010
Viper motorcycles to move to Ala. site from Minn. The Viper Motorcycle Co. has announced it is
moving its headquarters and production facility from Minnesota to a
site at Auburn, Ala., bringing about 100 jobs to the area over the
next two years.August 10, 2010
Productivity falls 0.9 percent in second quarter Productivity dropped this spring for the first
time in more than a year, a sign that companies may need to hire
more workers in the near future.August 10, 2010