Nurses strike looms; what about the patients? Fourteen Twin Cities hospitals will be affected by the potential one-day strike on Thursday, and the details are still murky on how they're going to deal with the walkout of 12,0000 nurses. The people who are most anxious to learn those details are the patients with procedures scheduled this week.June 7, 2010
Deaf man's case against Hibbing Taconite set for trial A deaf man's discrimination lawsuit against Hibbing Taconite Co. is set for trial after a federal judge denied the company's request for an immediate ruling in the case.June 4, 2010
Talks between nurses, hospitals make 'zero progress' The spokesman for the Minnesota Nurses Association said in an email that "zero progress" has been made between representatives from 14 Twin Cities hospitals and their nurses, as the two sides work to avoid a one-day nurse strike.June 2, 2010
Decision against U a lesson for employers, job-seekers A Hennepin County jury this week sided with an assistant coach at another school who thought Golden Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith had offered him a job. The university said there was never a firm, formal offer, but the jury disagreed.May 27, 2010
U.S. jobless claims drop to 460,000 last week The number of newly laid off workers filing
claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week but the level
still remained higher than expected, indicating only modest
improvements in the job market.May 27, 2010
Polaris: Moving to Mexico to get closer to customers Polaris Industries officials fleshed out the reasons behind its plan to shut down its parts plant in Osceola, Wis. The Medina-based company plans to shift much of the work -- and many of the jobs in Osceola -- to Mexico, primarily to save money.May 21, 2010
Minn. adds 10,000 jobs, unemployment rate down slightly Minnesota employers added about 10,000 jobs in April. And the state's unemployment rate fell slightly. But the folks who watch those job numbers caution it'll likely be some time before Minnesota's job market gets back to pre-recession levels.May 20, 2010
Minn. nurses authorize strike at 14 metro hospitals Thousands of nurses at 14 Twin Cities
hospitals have voted overwhelmingly to reject contract proposals
and authorize a strike as early as next month.May 19, 2010
Minneapolis officials pleased with pension ruling Minneapolis city officials are hailing the decision of a Hennepin County judge, who has ruled that Minneapolis police and fire retirement funds overpaid their members and have to recoup nearly $76 million from pensioners and beneficiaries.May 19, 2010
Retired Minn. employees sue to undo pension trims Two retired Minnesota state employees
have filed a class action lawsuit arguing that the Legislature has
violated the contractual rights of public sector retirees to
receive pension benefits at levels promised when they retired.May 17, 2010