Labor

Minnesota Twist Drill in Chisholm and Triumph Twist Drill in Hibbing manufacture tools including drill bits and cutting tools for industrial, commercial and home use.

Labor experts monitoring artificial intelligence say the nation's workers are increasingly worried about being displaced, and key industries in Minnesota are vulnerable.

The federal government is behind schedule in approving the county's requirement of project labor agreements. County staff are asking for a temporary waiver to ensure they don't lose funds.

The approvals mark the resolution of months of back-and-forth that nearly resulted in a strike. The union's focus was on time off and wording changes, rather than wage increases.

The district will provide an agreement to union leadership by March 23, 2026, and the School Board will vote to ratify the contract at its meeting March 30.

The strike will begin March 24, 2026, unless the School Board votes on a tentative agreement on March 23, as the union says the two sides agreed.

A measure in the Minnesota Legislature would give recently laid-off miners on the Iron Range the same extra 26 weeks of benefits that miners laid off last year received.

The merged company now owns more than 4 million acres in forest holdings across the U.S. PotlatchDeltic denies any allegations of wrongdoing at Bemidji mill in new court filings.

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.