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Ron Kaye: Working for the union or fighting it
In Glendale, utility workers found their paychecks a little smaller last week — the price of the inability of their union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 18, to negotiate an initial contract two years after winning the...
Tags: Investments, Career and Workplace, Patt Morrison, Wage Contract Issues, Unions
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High prices are driving more motorists to rent tires
When the tires on their Dodge Caravan had worn so thin that the steel belts were showing through, Don and Florence Cherry couldn't afford to buy a new set. So they decided to rent instead. The Rich Square, N.C., couple last September agreed to pay...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Credit and Debt, Services and Shopping, Consumers, Career and Workplace
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Quakertown teachers ink new contract
Teachers in the Quakertown Community School District will see a slight salary bump and pay more toward health care under a new three-year contract. The new contract also includes a pilot program aimed at changing the way teachers are compensated. The...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues, Mail Order Industry
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Our Voice: PUC needs to protect farmers
While the art of the handshake deal has been a long-accepted practice in the South Dakota grain-buying world, the state Public Utilities Commission is right in trying to further formalize those expensive agreements and protect farmers. Commonly,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues
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CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Veterans home project part of pattern: Promise, then ask
PIERRE — The escalating price for building the new State Veterans Home at Hot Springs really shouldn’t come as a surprise. Whether a home or a business or a public project, the price tag quite often winds up higher than planned. For...Tags: Dennis Daugaard, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues
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Metra grapples with contract to revamp fare collection
Metra is considering hiring a firm for $825,000 to figure out how to revamp its fare payment structure and integrate it with the CTA's new Ventra system, but — in a switch — officials are worried that the consultant might be charging too...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Metra, Ventra Transit Card, Wage Contract Issues, Career and Workplace
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Wal-Mart's wages drive employees onto public benefits, report says
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wages are so low they force many of its employees onto the public doles, creating a drag on taxpayers and the economy, according to a new report from the staff of congressional Democrats. The report analyzes data from Wisconsin's...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Medicaid, Health Insurance
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Wal-Mart blocks protesters, announces $15 billion share buyback
Armed with a temporary restraining order against demonstrators and a $15-billion stock buyback program for investors, Wal-Mart held its annual shareholder meeting Friday. The company is facing renewed scrutiny over its labor practices at home and the...Tags: Shareholders, Strikes, Career and Workplace, Stock Activities, Companies and Corporations
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New leader for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's schools
This post has been corrected, as noted below.One of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's closest advisors will become the new leader of the nonprofit overseeing public schools under the mayor's control. Joan Sullivan, 39, will take the helm next month of the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, which...Tags: New York City, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Antonio Villaraigosa, Career and Workplace
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Report: Wal-Mart's low pay drives employees onto public benefits
This post has been updated. See note below for details.Wal-Mart wages are so low they force many of its employees onto the public doles, creating a drag on taxpayers and the economy, according to a new report from the staff of Congressional Democrats. The report analyzes data from Wisconsin’s Medicaid...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Services and Shopping, Career and Workplace, Groceries, Labor Legislation
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Lehigh Valley schools factoring Obamacare into their budgets
As they hash out the final details of their budgets for 2013-14 this month, Lehigh Valley school districts are providing a first look into full implementation of President Barack Obama's health care law. The early results look rather like the pre-...Tags: Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice, Pen Argyl, Judges, Career and Workplace
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PUC no longer allowing verbal grain agreements
Story correction: The title for grain delivered by a farmer to a grain buyer transfers to the buyer at the time of delivery, according to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. An oral agreement for future sale and pricing stands for up to 30...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prices, Judges, Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues
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