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• C.H. Robinson agrees to settle discimination case
  Some 230 current and former employees of C.H. Robinson Worldwide will share in a $15 million gender discrimination settlement with the company.September 20, 2006
• Judge reaffirms ruling against NWA flight attendants strike
  The order will be in effect until the judge overseeing Northwest's bankruptcy takes a second crack at whether the flight attendants can strike.September 15, 2006
• Facing plant closure, Ford workers ponder buyouts, transfers
  Workers at the St. Paul Ford assembly plant found out Friday the company is speeding up job cuts and plant closures in an effort to save money. it is also offering buyouts to all its hourly workers in the U.S., including the 1,750 in St. Paul.September 15, 2006
• Union: Ford to offer buyouts to more than 75,000 workers
  Ford Motor Co. will offer buyout and early retirement plans to all of its hourly U.S. employees - more than 75,000 of them - as part of a broad restructuring plan aimed at cutting its costs.September 14, 2006
• Job growth cools off in Minnesota
  Minnesota lost 2,500 jobs in August, reversing course after a red-hot period of growth earlier this year.September 13, 2006
• Northwest mechanics win unemployment appeal
  Mechanics who struck Northwest Airlines about a year ago are eligible for unemployment benefits, as long as they meet program requirements.September 12, 2006
• Brighter outlook for 4th quarter job market
  A strong job market is predicted for the fourth quarter of 2006 across most of Minnesota.September 12, 2006
• Northwest recalling furloughed flight attendants
  Northwest Airlines announced late Wednesday the recall of all its flight attendants currently on furlough. But the recall could make it harder to get the labor group to agree to givebacks.September 6, 2006
• Rallying for immigrant rights
  For the first time in nearly two decades, there was no big Labor Day picnic in St. Paul this year. Union organizers canceled the event because of a lack of funding and volunteers. But several unions were involved in another Twin Cities rally today. Hundreds of people marched for immigrant and workers rights.September 4, 2006
• The outlook for Minnesota jobs
  Minnesota's jobs picture this Labor Day is decidedly mixed. The state economy is adding jobs at a much stronger pace than the national average. And a new state survey shows a growing number of job vacancies. The problem is the pay rate for many of the jobs is low. The median hourly wage is just $10. There are other troubling prospects on the horizon as well.September 4, 2006
• More than 100 jobs lost as Bemidji plant closes production line
  More than 100 people lost their jobs in Bemidji as Ainsworth Engineered, a Canadian-owned wood products plant, permanently shut down one of its production lines. The company says the closure was partly driven by a slump in the U.S. housing market.August 30, 2006
• Legal limbo leaves uncertainties over strike strategy
  A judge has barred the Northwest Airlines flight attendants' union from calling the sporadic work actions it has said it planned to conduct, citing the potential of irreparable harm to the bankrupt airline. But there's little agreement over how much harm the so-called "CHAOS" strikes could cause.August 27, 2006
• Judge temporarily blocks Northwest flight attendants from going on strike
  There will be no strike at Northwest Airlines, at least for now A federal judge has temporarily blocked any job actions by the airline's flight attendants. The judge says he needs more time to consider the legal issues in the precedent-setting case.August 25, 2006
• Northwest: Hearing at noon; strike by nightfall?
  The situation between Northwest Airlines and its flight attendants comes to a head Friday. At noon a federal judge takes up an appeal by the airline, which wants to block a threatened strike by the flight attendants. The judge faces a deadline of 9:01 p.m., when the flight attendants could begin walkouts.August 25, 2006
• Travelers brace for CHAOS
  Northwest Airlines' flight attendants could implement their CHAOS work slowdown strategy as early as Friday night. CHAOS makes it hard for travelers to plan; that's by design. That's making some travelers nervous, but others aren't worried.August 25, 2006

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