Topics

Work

• Electrolux, Muslim workers settle dispute over Ramadan
  Electrolux has settled a religious accommodation complaint filed against the freezer manufacturer's St. Cloud plant.August 6, 2010
• Companies hire at slow pace for 3rd straight month
  Private employers added new workers at a weak pace for the third straight month, making it more likely economic growth will slow in the coming months. The jobless rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent.August 6, 2010
• Duluth nurses stage informational picket
  About 100 nurses and their supporters picketed Duluth's St. Luke's hospital Tuesday afternoon, because little progress has been made in their contract talks with Duluth's two hospital systems.August 3, 2010
• Fourth nurse files unfair labor complaint against union
  A fourth nurse has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the Minnesota Nurses Association, saying the union has no right to punish her for working during a June 10 strike against Twin Cities hospitals.August 2, 2010
• In their own words: Former P-9 Union members
  Judy Himle, Ken Dalager, Bob Taylor are part of a group former Local P-9 union members who have been meeting since the meatpackers strike in 1985. This was a recording of a conversation during their breakfast meeting on May 18, 2010.August 2, 2010
• At Mpls. foundry, sacrifices keep the company alive
  Recessions often mean conflict between employers and unions, but the opposite story played out quietly at a Minneapolis foundry in recent months.August 2, 2010
• Summer jobs can change our lives
  For college kids and high school students, summer is a break from the academic grind. But it's also a chance to make money and get a peek into the working world. Two writers with their own diverse job histories talk about the lasting impact of summer employment.Midmorning, July 30, 2010
• Nurses file federal unfair labor practice charges against MNA
  Three Minneapolis nurses have filed federal unfair labor practice charges against the Minnesota Nurses Association after they received letters summoning them to a disciplinary hearing.July 29, 2010
• 1974: Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce
  McDonalds brings competition to the kitchen. In this 1974 Minnesota Public Radio story, reporter Greg Barron tells us about a national competition to be the best McDonalds worker.July 26, 2010
• ND telemarketing company to open branch in Duluth
  A North Dakota-based telemarketing company Performance Centers Inc. plans to open a Minnesota branch that will employ about 200 people.July 25, 2010
• Muslim employees file EEOC complaint with Electrolux
  Two Muslim workers at the Electrolux plant in St. Cloud have filed complaints with the Employee Equal Opportunity Commission over issues regarding the Muslim employees' observance of Ramadan.July 21, 2010
• Senate poised to OK jobless benefits for millions
  Senate Democrats broke a GOP filibuster safely and set the stage for a vote Wednesday on legislation that would restore jobless benefits for millions of people unable to find work.July 21, 2010
• Benefits extension could help up to 80K Minnesotans
  The U.S. Senate and House are expected to pass measures extending unemployment benefits, and if the measure becomes law, some 80,000 Minnesotans could see their unemployment checks keep coming.July 21, 2010
• Obama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits now
  President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers Monday, accusing them of holding the public hostage to Washington politics by blocking extended unemployment benefits for millions of out of work Americans.July 19, 2010
• New White House report claims more jobs from stimulus bill
  The White House asserted Wednesday that the $862 billion stimulus law has been even better for the economically-struggling country than previously advertised.July 14, 2010

• Previous
• 46
• 47
• 48
• 49
• 50
• 51
• 52
• 53
• 54
• 55
• Next