Labor

The agreement with the Minnesota Nurses Association was reached after 10 bargaining sessions beginning in July 2025.

According to 2024 data, about 1.34 million women worked in the construction industry. Advocates say while that's an improvement over past decades, women still face barriers in this field, including harassing behavior.

Answers to your questions about Minnesota's new paid leave law, which goes into effect in the new year.

Under a Minnesota law passed in 2023, all employees are entitled to one hour of paid sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked up to 48 hours a year.

The new contract will cover the almost 300 nurses who work for Essentia in the Brainerd lakes area for the next three years.

Plus: A winter-hardy cover crop is being explored as a sustainable jet fuel source; and the Esko girls finished 4th place at the state soccer tournament.

Hundreds of service workers picketed on campuses across the state last week. The two sides jointly announced the agreement late Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.

The maintenance, grounds and agricultural workers at the U's North Central Research and Outreach Center picketed along Highway 169 on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.

In partnership with Carlton County, stakeholders in the Cloquet child care industry will host a community action session on Aug. 7, 2025.

Essentia Health advanced practice providers ended their strike, but Essentia still refuses to bargain as it appeals the certification of the bargaining unit.