HomeMeetingsAction + EventsE-mail List ArchivesIn the News | In the news in MinnesotaNon-union workers get $300 lump-sum bonus, Riham Feshir and Joy Petersen's Feb 27 article in the Minnesota Daily. U regents approve contract that ended workers' strike, Jeff Shelman's Nov 10 article appearing in the Star Tribune. Strike on, writers, Sandi Sherman's Nov 9 letter to the editor of the MN Daily. Where's the money?, Jess Crary's letter to the editor of the MN Daily appearing Oct. 25. Workers on strike at AMPI dairy plant in Dawson, appearing on WCCO on Oct. 23. Rough times at the University, Maria Mancuso's Oct. 17 letter to the editor of the Minnesota Daily. Regents OK $238 million for buildings, Concern lingers about how legislators will react after a recent strike at the U, Jeff Shelman's Oct. 10 article in the Star Tribune. The University vs. administration, Jason Stahl's Oct. 4 opinion piece in the Minnesota Daily. Ann Markusen: University undervalues its striking employees, appearing in the Star Tribune, Sep. 12. The University: a boss like any other, Nick Woomer's opinion piece in the Aug. 18, 2006 Daily. In the news in the U.S.Dems cancel debate in face of strike at CBS News, printed on the Nov 29 Baltimore Sun. The show must go on! Broadway is back after 19-day strike, reported by AFP on Nov 29. Bush appoints board to to halt Amtrak strike, as reported by USA Today on Nov 28. Will ‘The Grinch’ Escape a Strike? Ask the Judge, in the New York Times on Nov 21. Strike or No Strike, for a Select Few, Saturday Night Was Live, reported by Melena Ryzik in the Nov 19 New York Times. CBS News writers authorize union to call a strike, Kenneth Li reports for Reuters on Nov 19. Broadway labor talks collapse, shows canceled for week, Rahul Bali's CNN story appearing Nov 19. Broadway stagehands go on strike, reported Nov 10 by Michael Kuchwara of the Associated Press. Carrell Ducks 'The Office' for Strikers, reported by the Associated Press on Nov 7. Hollywood Writers Begin Strike, Nov 5 article in the New York Times. 1,625 UAW members strike at Indy's Navistar plant, Ted Evanhoff's Oct. 24 article appearing in the Indy Star. Hollywood writers authorize union to call strike, Steve Gorman's Oct. 19 report for Reuters. Nurses strike in 15 hospitals, mostly in Bay Area, Victoria Colliver's Oct. 11 article in the San Francisco Chronicle. In the news in the WorldFinnish nurses union accepts mediation proposal, averting mass walkout, as reported by the Associated Press on Nov 19. Walkout fuels French strike woes, reported by the BBC on Nov 20. German workers end freight train strike, Nov 10 in AFP. French unions threaten more strikes, Ben Hall's article appearing on MSNBC on Oct. 23. |
