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1881 by Lake Elmo Inn is a welcome addition to Union Depot, downtown St. Paul

It’s been a protracted eight years since Greek restaurant Christos closed its location in downtown St. Paul’s Union Depot. Several other restaurants have come and gone, but the primary outfit that I’ve felt has endurance has arrived. 1881 by Lake...

Delta meltdown bolsters union efforts for higher pay amongst Endeavor Air flight attendants

MinnPost’s Each day Newsletter The newest on the politics and policy shaping Minnesota. Join Dozens of Endeavor Air flight attendants braved the warmth Wednesday during an illustration at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, demanding higher pay from parent company Delta, waving signs and chanting,...

Teachers union leader pivots toward bid for college board seat

After current District 6 School Board Director Ira Jourdain announced that he is not going to seek re-election to the board as he pursues a seat within the Minnesota House of Representatives, Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) President Greta...

Anoka-Hennepin teachers’ union and college district reach a tentative deal

Original photo by Tony S. Zohari Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Via FOX 9: Early Saturday morning, the Anoka-Hennepin Education Minnesota teachers’ union and the college district reached a tentative deal after an 18-hour mediation session. Frederick...

Minneapolis police union seeks mediator in stalled contract talks

REUTERS/Nicole Neri Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Liz Sawyer on the Star Tribune reports the Minneapolis police union is searching for the intervention of a state mediator to assist resolve its ongoing contract talks with the...

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pulling into the St. Paul’s Union Depot on Sunday for a great cause

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, a mobile food bank that travels by rail through Canada and the northern and central U.S. yearly, will visit St. Paul’s historic Union Depot on Sunday. The free event will start at 5 p.m. inside...

With $150M shortfall looming, St. Paul schools and union contract proposals have already got huge gap

St. Paul Public Schools and the union representing its educators are negotiating a brand new contract as a pending $150 million budget shortfall looms within the upcoming school 12 months. And while negotiations are still in early stages, one thing...

Merged Hiway, Spire credit unions select latest name: Blaze Credit Union

Two of Minnesota’s largest credit unions, Hiway Credit Union and Spire Credit Union, which announced a merger in August, said Friday that the combined entity can be called Blaze Credit Union, and can launch on Jan. 1. The boards and...

Internal Amtrak memo highlights concerns over St. Paul Union Depot. 2nd train to Chicago, path to Duluth within the works.

Greater than a decade ago, Ramsey County poured $243 million into purchasing, renovating and reviving the downtown St. Paul Union Depot, a Twenties-era transit hub that hadn’t hosted passenger trains since 1971. Situated on 33 acres of riverfront property off...

Union strike interrupts streaming of Minnesota United’s final game of season in St. Paul

Union staff within the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 745 had not gone on strike since they began organizing in Minnesota nearly 15 years ago. Until Saturday. Roughly 40 members of IATSE union picketed outside Allianz Field as an...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...