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San Jose voters agree to hike city's minimum wage to $10 an hour
L.A. NOWSan Jose voters on Tuesday agreed to hike the city’s hourly minimum wage to $10 –$2 above the statewide floor, siding with proponents of the measure who said it was necessary in order for low-income workers to survive in an increasingly pricey... -
Americans for Limited Government angering voters with sleazy, inaccurate mailings
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThe vote is in. Americans for Limited Government is a loser in this election. The Virginia-based political group, which says it is non-partisan but has a website that's clearly tilted to the right, bombarded parts of the Lehigh Valley with...... -
South Bend workers hungry to save Postal Service
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- The message delivered Monday in Washington, D.C., arrived in the form of a first-class hunger strike. In South Bend, postal workers, retired postal workers and community supporters took to Michigan Street in front of the South Bend...Tags: Dennis J. Kucinich, U.S. Postal Service, Health and Safety at Work, Government Postal Delivery, Financial and Business Services
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Freedom Fund targets Panhandle Democrats
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comDemocratic state Sen. Herb Snyder and his Republican opponent Jim Ruland have combined to spend more than $240,000 in their race for the 16th senatorial district seat in Jefferson County, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday. But the...Tags: Herb Snyder, Political Candidates, Politics, Elections, Republican Party
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Unions blast state on plans for underfunded pensions
Tribune reporterA coalition of public employee unions issued a report today blasting state legislation to address their vastly underfunded pension systems and offering instead to make increased worker contributions if lawmakers raised $2 billion by ending tax benefits to...Tags: Justice System, Arts and Culture, Government, Pat Quinn, Health and Safety at Work
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Unions plan new offensive after Michigan loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Blindsided by a newlaw weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important states up for re-election in 2014 — part of a renewed offensive against perceived...
Tags: AFSCME, Rick Scott, Scott Walker, Regional Authority, Public Employees
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2nd Person Dies From Gulf Platform Blast
CNNGRAND ISLE, La. -- A second Filipino oil worker has died following last week's Gulf of Mexico oil platform blast, the Philippine government said Friday. Avelino L. Tajonera died early Friday from injuries sustained in the November 16 explosion and fire...Tags: Justice System, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Explosions, Cato Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Unions taking stand with retail push
They're fed up, and they're not going to take it anymore. That's the case for thousands of employees across the country who are striking and walking out of jobs rather than accept changes to their pay and benefits. It might be a shot in the arm for a...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Health and Safety at Work, Elections
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Unions flexed muscles in state campaigns
WASHINGTON (AP) — From California to Maine, unions used their political muscle in the recent elections to help install Democratic governors, build labor-friendly majorities in state legislatures and defeat ballot initiatives against them. The...
Tags: Finance, AFSCME, Interior Policy, Scott Walker, Regional Authority
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Hyatt Regency hotel faces federal labor complaint
Unite Here — a labor union trying to organize workers at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore — gathered outside the hotel Tuesday to publicize a federal agency's decision to take the company to trial over alleged unfair labor practices. The...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Baltimore Hotels, Trials, Work Relations, Career and Workplace
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Upgrades hailed at Baltimore County bottling plant
Glass bottles moved briskly along new manufacturing lines — some filling with rum, others with tequila — as the plant manager explained just how groundbreaking this was for a site used to a more sedate pace. The Baltimore County plant now can...
Tags: Baltimore County, Diageo Plc, Plant Closings, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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Many veterans turn to agriculture
Veterans Day is November 11, but the federal holiday is celebrated Monday, Nov. 12, this year. According to a 2011 White House Report, Jobs and Economic Security for Rural America, 44 percent of men and women who serve in the U.S. military are residents...Tags: Agriculture, U.S. Military, Behavioral Conditions, Science and Technology, Retraining
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