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• Working at Ford is a family affair
  The Ford assembly plant in St. Paul will close for good within the next couple of years -- after employing thousands of people over time. For many of those people, working at Ford has been a family affair -- with spouses, parents, children and other relatives on the payroll at the same time. We meet one such family.July 14, 2006
• Northwest flight attendants vote to switch unions
  Flight attendants at Northwest Airlines are switching unions at a critical moment in negotiations with the company. If flight attendants do not agree on a new cost-cutting contract within 10 days, Northwest can impose pay and benefit cuts on them. The Association of Flight Attendants won its election at Northwest by promising a strong and savvy approach to negotiations.July 6, 2006
• Keeping an eye on the job market
  Most workers have the day off this Independence Day, but one career counselor recommends that people who want new jobs should always be on their toes.Midmorning, July 4, 2006
• Who's on the roof: Immigrant labor shapes a summer industry
  In Minnesota, summer is the season of roof work. But a glance at the crews overhead this time of year makes it clear most people doing that work are not from Minnesota. The residential roofing industry around the country now relies on low-priced labor by Mexican immigrants. Industry insiders say the roofing business would collapse without this migrant work force -- which includes immigrants who are in the U.S. legally and illegally.June 4, 2006
• Looking for workers on the Range
  The people behind proposed new industries for the Iron Range have a big worry. Who will work in the plants? The area's iron mines are already facing a worker shortage. A wave of retirements, and few young replacements living in the area, could make the problem even worse.May 23, 2006
• Northwest pilots approve pay-cut deal
  Northwest Airlines Corp. pilots approved a package of deep pay cuts and other concessions that the bankrupt carrier said it needs to reorganize. About 63 percent of Northwest's 4,800 pilots voted to approve the pact.May 3, 2006
• Preparing a "Day without Immigrants"
  The push for a change in immigration law reaches a new level today as Latinos and other minority groups are being asked to stay home from work to demonstrate their economic clout. Organizers call the protest "A day without immigrants."April 30, 2006
• What's happening to women in the workforce?
  Minnesota's employment office says the state's historically high percentage of women in the workplace is dropping. But experts disagree on why this is happening, or if women really are choosing to leave.Midmorning, April 26, 2006
• Mesaba unions fight proposed pay cuts
  Mesaba Airlines wants to cut employee wages and benefits by nearly 20 percent as part of its bankruptcy restructuring plan. Unions representing pilots, mechanics and flight attendants say if there's no compromise, workers will either quit or strike.April 24, 2006
• Jump Start program helps people move on in life
  The Jump Start program helps low income people of the White Earth Nation get cars and find jobs.April 23, 2006
• The"working crunched" struggle despite a growing economy
  Many middle class families find themselves squeezed and feeling financially insecure. Minnesota Public Radio set out to profile some working Minnesotans whose financial circumstances are crimping their confidence in the future.April 19, 2006
• Farm installs robotic milkers
  Robotic milking machines could help reduce the often crushing workload of operating a dairy farm. At least one Minnesota family is experimenting with the new technology.April 18, 2006
• Life after Ford
  Some public officials seem torn between planning a future without the plant, and hoping Ford might reconsider.April 14, 2006
• Ford confirms shutdown of St. Paul plant
  Ford Motor Co. has confirmed its plans to close its assembly plant in St. Paul in 2008. Officials from the United Auto Workers first announced the news was coming earlier in the day.April 13, 2006
• Some Northwest Airlines ground workers reject pay-cut contract
  The ground workers union at Northwest Airlines has delivered a split vote on the company's contract proposal. The union's clerical and customer service workers voted in favor of the bankrupt airline's cost-cutting proposal. But baggage handlers and stock clerks rejected the contract.March 7, 2006

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