Labor
First-ever union contract approved at worlds largest pork plant
July 3, 2009More than 5,000 workers at the world’s largest pork processing plant, Smithfield Packing in Tar Heel, N.C., approved their first-ever union contract in voting that ended Thursday. The contract was negotiated by United Food and Commercial...
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Unemployment rate hits 26 year high
July 3, 2009The unemployment rate soared to 9.5 percent in June, a 26-year high, and up a fraction from 9.4 percent in May. The Department of Labor said 467,000 jobs were lost in June. Also grim was the...
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Labor joins in Frankens long-awaited victory party
July 3, 2009ST. PAUL -(Workday Minnesota) U.S. Senator Al Franken and his supporters gathered Wednesday on the steps of the state Capitol in St. Paul to celebrate the close of a difficult election process. “How many senators does...
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Franken wins, Coleman concedes
July 1, 2009Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced late Tuesday afternoon that he will certify the election of Democrat Al Franken to the U.S. Senate. The announcement was made 30 minutes after former Sen. Norm Coleman conceded. His concession...
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Court ruling: It’s Sen. Al Franken!
July 1, 2009It’s Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. Finally. Minnesota’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Franken won last fall’s U.S. Senate race.
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