February 1, 2001 -
February 1, 2001 - The National Mediation Board adjourned talks between Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union on Wednesday, but the Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association made a last ditch contract offer in an effort to avert a possible strike. The board's next step may be to release the mechanics from negotiations. That would set off a 30-day cooling off period before either side could initiate a job action. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
February 2, 2001 - The Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport is expected to reach capacity in less than two decades. That growing crunch for space prompted the mayors of Minneapolis and Rochester to host an afternoon tour of the Rochester International Airport. The intent - to drum up support for a high speed rail link that would shuffle twin cities air traffic through Rochester. Minnesota Public Radio's Erin Galbally reports:
February 2, 2001 - Analysts say General Electric is gearing up to cut 10s of thousands of jobs ... many of those cuts may come from Honeywell, which employs roughly eight thousand people in Minnesota. General Electric agreed to acquire Honeywell International in October. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
February 8, 2001 - The University of Minnesota broke ground on a 20 million dollar building designed to make the school a center for leading-edge biotechnology research. U officials are calling the enterprise a prime example of a public-private partnership in the name of higher education. They also tout it as the first big example of the U's drive into more interdisciplinary scientific research. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
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February 12, 2001 - From Minnesota Public Radio this is Future Tense for February 12th. I'm Jon Gordon. It's decision day for Napster...as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to rule on the music industry's copyright lawsuit against the digital music-sharing company. Dwight Silverman of the Houston Chronicle is our Napster analyst...te tells us what to expect from the court today. ((q/a)) Dwight Silverman is computer columnist for the Houston Chronicle.
February 12, 2001 - Leaders of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association are urging Northwest Airlines mechanics to prepare for a strike in less than a month even though President Bush says he'll keep the workers on the job past the thirty day cooling off period if an contract agreement isn't reached. The National Mediation Board released the airline and the union from negotiations over the weekend triggering the count down to a March 12th strike the White House says it will block. Minnesota Pubic Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
February 14, 2001 - Human rights activist Jim Keady is in the Twin Cities to discuss his work exposing conditions in Nike Shoe factories. Keady spent one month last summer living in Indonesia on the wages of an average Nike factory worker. But his interest in the world's top shoe manufacturer started a couple of years earlier, when he was fired from his coaching job at St. John's University in New York for refusing to abide by a contract that required him to wear and promote Nike products. Keady says it would have been morally wrong to support Nike while workers in Indonesia can barely support themselves on Nike wages.
February 15, 2001 - The Twin Cities' airport is one of the region's most vital economic assets. Yet the public officials charged with planning its future have never known with much confidence just how important it is. The Twin Cities Airports Task Force has released a report which goes some distance toward gauging the contributions of the airport to the regional economy. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.