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    September 4, 2017
    Gioberto Garrido works Friday, Sept. 1, on the Kennedy Bridge in Grand Forks. He is one of nearly 26,000 union members who are represented by the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters. April Baumgarten / Forum News Service
    Union membership appears to be stabilizing in North Dakota, Minnesota
    GRAND FORKS — Union membership has been on the decline for decades, but union leaders in North Dakota are optimistic about the future of...
    newsSeptember 4, 2017 - 6:26am
    August 29, 2015
    Politicians replace unions in battle for benefits
    Labor Day isn’t that anymore. Labor Day is a shopping excursion to the mall. Labor Day is an outing in the country. Labor Day is closing the...
    opinion/columnsAugust 29, 2015 - 11:11pm
    August 5, 2015
    Navy band coming to Medora on Labor Day
    MEDORA — The United States Navy Band is planning a performance at the Burning Hills Amphitheatre in Medora on Labor Day. The U.S. Navy Band Country Current will perform for free at 2 p.m. Sept. 7 as part of its 13-city, six-state fall tour. The seven-member, country-bluegrass...
    entertainmentAugust 5, 2015 - 5:14pm
    October 17, 2014
    Measure 8 advocates: Forum poll makes sense
    A recent poll revealing strong support from North Dakota residents to start school after Labor Day makes sense, according to a Mandan man who championed the effort. “It’s such a simple and easy thing to do, and it’s going to make the quality of life in North Dakota better for...
    newsOctober 17, 2014 - 10:08pm
    October 16, 2014
    Poll: Most for Measure 8
    GRAND FORKS — Even as opposition picks up against a later start date for schools, a new poll suggests Measure 8 will pass without a hitch. The...
    newsOctober 16, 2014 - 11:35pm
    October 7, 2014
    Opponents: Later school start could have ripple effect in ND
    FARGO ­— Opposition to Measure 8, an initiative on the November ballot that would require North Dakota’s public K-12 schools to start after Labor Day, is growing. Backers say the measure would give families more time to enjoy summers and keep kids out of hot schools in August. But...
    newsOctober 7, 2014 - 11:47pm
    September 27, 2014
    Press Photo by April Baumgarten The playground of Lincoln Elementary School in Dickinson sits empty on Thursday. Students at this school and across North Dakota would not have to start school until after Labor Day if Measure 8 receives a majority vote during the general election on Nov. 4. School officials believe a later date could affect sports and testing dates.
    A later start: Measure 8 supporters expect little opposition to initiative pushing back ND school start date past Labor Day
    GRAND FORKS — Supporters of a measure to push the first day of school in North Dakota past Labor Day say they don’t anticipate much resistance. “It’s...
    news/educationSeptember 27, 2014 - 9:31pm
    September 26, 2014
    Labor Day Salute
    A salute to area business on Labor Day weekend.
    newsSeptember 26, 2014 - 5:03pm
    August 28, 2014
    Extra patrol out for Labor Day weekend
    BISMARCK — The North Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct extra patrols and sobriety checkpoints in an effort to boost traffic safety during the Labor Day weekend. Troopers statewide will work overtime to extend their patrol hours. Sobriety checkpoints will be set up in Burke, Cass,...
    news/crime-and-courtsAugust 28, 2014 - 9:08pm
    August 6, 2014
    Sponsors turn in 16,500 signatures for ballot measure on later school start
    BISMARCK — Supporters of changing North Dakota law to force schools districts to start classes after Labor Day said they delivered about 16,500 signatures to the secretary of state’s office on Wednesday with hopes of putting the question to voters in November. The measure needs...
    newsAugust 6, 2014 - 10:42pm
    August 5, 2014
    Late-school backers to file petition
    BISMARCK — Sponsors of a proposed ballot measure that if approved would force North Dakota school districts to start school after Labor Day say they have more than enough signatures to get the measure on the Nov.
    newsAugust 5, 2014 - 9:55pm
    June 20, 2014
    Petition for later school start is short on signatures
    GRAND FORKS — A group pushing for North Dakota’s public schools to start after Labor Day has so far collected at least 6,000 signatures, less than half of what’s needed for a statewide vote, according to a co-chair of the group. The movement to put the idea on the November...
    newsJune 20, 2014 - 11:48pm
    Petition pushing for later school start approved
    BISMARCK -- The group pushing to change state law to require that public schools start after Labor Day can now begin to collect signatures to send the issue to a statewide vote. Secretary of State Al Jaeger approved the sponsoring committee's petition Friday, kick-starting the committee's...
    newsSeptember 20, 2013 - 12:04pm
    September 1, 2013
    Harvey Brock
    Brock: Happy Labor Day
    Where has the summer gone? Tomorrow is Labor Day, which, according to the Department of Labor, is a creation of the labor movement, and is dedicated...
    opinionSeptember 1, 2013 - 12:00am
    June 9, 2013
    DSU plans double feature for Labor Day weekend
    It might not be a double-wide trailer, but the Dickinson State University Foundation has announced plans for a double feature over Labor Day weekend that should have fans of bull riding and country music very excited. Along with a Championship Bull Riding event, DSU will host a...
    newsJune 9, 2013 - 12:00am
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