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Community: Going to work at Linden House
Employees of Viacom celebrated a day of giving back to the community by adding their creative touches to Linden House, a transitional facility for young adults run by the Family Service Agency of Burbank. Viacommunity Day is an annual event that brings...
Tags: Viacom Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Foods and Beverages, Nickelodeon (tv network), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Pro-Walmart op-ed was biased
I am writing in response to Steven Restivo's article (“Why Burbank wants a Walmart,” Feb. 19), in which he implies that the majority of Burbank residents are in favor of the new Walmart proposed for the Empire Center, while it is only...Tags: Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Walmart, Companies and Corporations
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The high cost of low price
In the recent submission by Walmart as to why Burbank residents want a Walmart here (“Op-Ed: here’s why Burbank residents want Walmart,” Feb. 19), there were two statements that one should question. One is that that the average full-...Tags: Career and Workplace, Documentary (genre), Sam Walton
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Walmart protestors gather outside City Hall
Opponents of a planned Walmart in Burbank drew upon the strength of unions Tuesday night to give the noisiest local protest yet to the mega-retailer. More than 100 people, bolstered by the organized support of labor unions, swarmed outside Burbank City...Tags: Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Work Rules Contract Issues
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Walmart stirs controversy into the news cycle
A future Walmart in Burbank dominated the public discourse in 2011, sparking protests at City Hall, new Facebook pages opposing the retailer’s move into the city and divided opinions among residents — and it’s only just begun....Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Walmart, Facebook
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Walmart and the American worker
The letters defending Walmart in the Dec. 14 Leader — “Crime isn’t any worse at Walmart” and “Can’t wait for Walmart to arrive” — are laughable because they reflect a total ignorance of the destructive...Tags: Business, Career and Workplace, Sales, China, Walmart
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Charity representatives meet with LFCU employees
The Lockheed Federal Credit Union celebrated the success of their foundation in September when employees met with representatives of local charities that the foundation supports. The charities benefited by the foundation, LFCU Community Stars, include...Tags: Career and Workplace, Charity, Social Services, Unions, Social Issues
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Editorial: Whittling away the Civil Service Board
For one officer, it was self-admitted stupidity when he and two colleagues took a city-owned car to Las Vegas while on duty for nothing put a photo in front of a sign. For that joyride, all three were fired. But in Glendale, the Civil Service...Tags: Career and Workplace, Civil and Public Service, Government, Politics
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Board members want more authority
As Burbank’s Civil Service Board tackles what officials say is a long-overdue discussion on employee nepotism and dating at City Hall, the process has highlighted the board’s relative lack of power compared to similar commissions at other...Tags: Matt Doyle, Employment, Career and Workplace, Arbitration, Trials
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Nepotism policy takes shape
The Civil Service Board, tasked with creating a nepotism policy, has declined to ban all relatives of city workers from employment, ultimately recommending that the rule apply only to family members of executives within their respective departments....Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Civil and Public Service, Public Employees, Government
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Walmart meeting riles some residents
Walmart representatives said more than 200 Burbank residents signed cards in support of a new store planned near the Empire Center at a public input meeting Monday, but some who attended the event complained that it was structured to downplay community...Tags: Career and Workplace, Halloween, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Approved union contract suspends bonus pay, keeps crossing guards
The City Council on Tuesday signed off on a three-year contract that suspends bonus pay and increases employee pension contributions for the city’s largest union — moves that will help the city keep school crossing guards on its payroll,...Tags: Interior Policy, Career and Workplace, Retirement, Pension and Welfare, Collective Contract
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