Bygones: DTA drivers filed sexual harassment claims in 1984

News Tribune, May 1, 1924

Two Cloquet men were given the maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and fines of $300 each after pleading guilty to supplying a Cloquet woman, who became intoxicated and was killed by a train.

News Tribune, May 1, 1954

State conciliation efforts are expected to be made next week in the strike threat and possible lockout affecting 350 butchers and clerks in Duluth food markets. The dispute centers on wages and other contract provisions.

News Tribune & Herald, May 1, 1984

A fourth DTA bus driver filed a grievance with her union, changing the authority with sexual harassment. The state Human Rights Commission is also looking into the case. There are 14 female bus drivers in Duluth.

News Tribune, May 1, 2004

The old county jail in downtown Duluth is now on the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota’s Ten Most Endangered Historic Properties list. Officials said the building’s design and condition make repairs and reuse costly and unrealistic.

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