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Caterpillar says competitiveness depends on multi-tier pay system
In ratifying a six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. on Tuesday, workers in South Milwaukee, Wis., opened the door to a multiple system of wages that is key to the global company's flexible workforce. Ross Winklbauer, a United Steelworkers...
Tags: Global Expansion, United Steelworkers, Metal and Mineral, Employees, Unions
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Car leasing hits record levels
Once used mostly to move luxury cars, leasing has reached record levels, helped by easing credit restrictions and a move downmarket. Leases on Jaguars and BMWs remain plentiful, but the most-leased cars in America are now the Honda Civic, Toyota Camry,...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Automotive Equipment, Credit and Debt, Ford, Manufacturing and Engineering
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CPS to lay off hundreds of teachers from closing schools
Chicago Public Schools said Friday that 663 employees at schools the district is closing, including teachers, teaching assistants and bus aides, don't qualify to follow students to their new schools and will be laid off. The total includes 420 teachers,...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Teaching and Learning, Job Layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools
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Medicaid managed care move gets final approval
TALLAHASSEE — The federal government gave final approval Friday to Florida's long-debated proposal to overhaul the Medicaid system by requiring beneficiaries statewide to enroll in HMOs and other types of managed-care plans. The decision was not...Tags: Coventry Health Care Inc., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Insurance, Career and Workplace, Lobbying
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Caterpillar to lay off third of S. Milwaukee workers
Tribune reporterCaterpillar Inc. on Friday said that it will lay off about a third of the workers in its South Milwaukee plant in 10 days because of lower demand for the mining equipment the Peoria-based heavy equipment manufacturer makes there. The move will affect...Tags: United Steelworkers, Metal and Mineral, Employees, Wage Contract Issues, Bucyrus International Inc.
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Flooding impact and crop insurance frequently asked questions
The frequent rains that have soaked Iowa this year have left many corn and soybean fields unplanted or with flooded areas. Many producers are wondering what options they have under their multiple peril crop insurance (MPCI) policies. Q What should a...Tags: Breach of Contract, Wage Contract Issues, Corporate Crime, Conservation, Science and Technology
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Teacher-led survey in Baltimore shows dissatisfaction with union contract
A caucus of the Baltimore Teachers Union has conducted its own survey which concluded that, of the sample participants, city teachers have been overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the union contract that is set to expire this month. According to the...Tags: Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Unions, Career and Workplace, Teachers
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In apparel industry, advantages of Made in U.S.A. label wear thin
Patriotism isn't easy. Just ask L.A.'s garment makers. Three years after combining their names to create Venley, a company that produces T-shirts and other basics in a downtown Los Angeles factory, onetime fraternity brothers Nick Ventura and Kevin...
Tags: Human Rights, North American Free Trade Agreement, Trade Agreements, Labor Legislation, Mexico
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Board OKs health coverage pact
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District and its two employee unions are moving to avoid a $2.3-million tax the district predicted it would have to pay if it couldn't rein in healthcare costs. Employees have agreed to take on higher individual costs...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mountains, Healthcare Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Hospitals and Clinics
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Caterpillar workers in South Milwaukee ratify contract
Chicago Tribune reporterCaterpillar workers in South Milwaukee, Wis., on Tuesday ratified a contract they said it was slightly better than the one the earth-moving equipment maker offered in late April. “With negotiations behind us, our union can remain focused on...Tags: United Steelworkers, Employees, Wage Contract Issues, Bucyrus International Inc., Career and Workplace
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Largest California state workers union says pay raises on the way
SACRAMENTO -- California's largest union of state workers, SEIU Local 1000, said it has reached a tentative agreement with officials of Gov. Jerry Brown's administration to award "across-the-board" pay raises to its members. The raises, which were...Tags: Public Employees, Employees, Government, Health Insurance Cost, Jerry Brown
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Sen. Ron Calderon breaks silence on FBI raid
Six days after the FBI served a search warrant at his offices, state Sen. Ron Calderon (D-Montebello) broke his silence on the federal investigation Monday, vowing that it would not sidetrack his legislative agenda. "My family and I have gone through a...Tags: Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Healthcare Contract Issues, Ron Calderon
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