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Adjunct professor numbers on the rise
University data show a 10 percent increase in temporary faculty over the past five years. MORE »
Unemployed construction workers say they’re running out of time
In talking to individual carpenters at Tuesday’s jobs rally, their personal circumstances may be different, but the basic story is the same. MORE »
Minnesota's bubble economy: the critical need to prevent our farmland boom from busting
Minnesota agriculture is riding high — perhaps too high to be sustainable. Clearly, price bubbles are forming around farmland and commodities that threaten the long-term health of Minnesota’s huge food and agriculture economy. MORE »
To unemployed Building Trades members, Mall of America expansion mean jobs
For Carpenter Bruce Meyer, the proposed expansion of the Mall of America means one thing: a steady job. Meyer, age 56, of Cannon Falls, last worked 5 months ago. His unemployment benefits expire this month. His health insurance expired April 30. “I’ve never seen it this bad,” said Meyer, a member of Local 87. MORE »
