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Will County Board tells state lawmakers to pass a concealed carry law
Will County Board members Thursday sent a message to state lawmakers—pass a concealed carry law before it automatically becomes law. Board members voted 15-6, with three members voting "present," supporting a resolution backing a concealed carry...
Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Frankfort, Springfield, Elections
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East St. Louis fires veteran firefighter for disobeying order to take drug test
Belleville News-DemocratA veteran East St. Louis firefighter who was charged in Texas with drug possession has been terminated by the East St. Louis Police and Fire Board. Khari Sharp, a 10-year veteran of the department, said he plans to appeal. His lawyer, Eric Kayira,...Tags: Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace
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Bethel Park to vote on bus report
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Bethel Park School Board will vote on Wednesday on whether to accept a fact-finder's report and set a new contract with its 79 bus drivers, mechanics and bus aides, or reject it in favor of a bid by First Student to take over the district's student...Tags: Unions, AFSCME, Labor Legislation, Trips and Vacations, Students
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High court hears back pay arguments
Albuquerque JournalA long-standing dispute between the Governor's Office and state employee unions over back pay and raises -- which Gov. Susana Martinez says has a price tag of $23 million -- was aired Wednesday in the state Supreme Court. State workers jammed the...Tags: Politics, AFSCME, Regional Authority, Breach of Contract, Government
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The Sacramento Bee Jon Ortiz column
The Sacramento BeeOn Friday two state agencies will release the results of their probes into departments giving salaried managers secondary jobs that pay an hourly wage. Gov. Jerry Brown's human resources unit and the State Personnel Board have been auditing...Tags: Politics, University of California, Los Angeles, Employment, Government, Employment Opportunities
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Both sides like New Kensington police contract
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.New Kensington police have a new three-year contract that will offer them annual raises of about 2 percent. Council earlier this month unanimously approved the contract, which is retroactive to the beginning of this year. It will expire at the end of...Tags: Kensington, Career and Workplace
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Roof collapse at Cambodian shoe plant kills three - minister
ReutersPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government minister said on Thursday, adding to concern about safety standards at Asian factories producing clothes cheaply for...Tags: Science and Technology, Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Politics, Government Ministers, Government
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Sears won't sign Bangladesh safety accord
Sears said Wednesday it does not plan to sign a fire and building safety agreement backed by some of Europe's biggest apparel brands aimed at trying to prevent another disaster like the one in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers. Instead, the...
Tags: Politics, Fashion Trends, Kmart, Marketing, Arbitration
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Emanuel to shift retired city workers to Obamacare
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel plans to start reducing health insurance coverage next year for more than 30,000 retired city workers and begin shifting them to President Barack Obama's new federal system. The move is aimed at saving the city money and comes as...Tags: Health Insurance, Politics, Medicare, Health Care Reform (2009), Economy, Business and Finance
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Gold Cross suffers personnel impasse
Staff WriterGold Cross Ambulance employees reached a contract impasse with the company and a strike notice has been issued, a union representative confirmed Wednesday. Contract impasses involving Gold Cross Ambulance have reportedly occurred in the past, but an...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Career and Workplace
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'Fashion Police' Strike: E! President Defends Joan Rivers, Demands WGA Election
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it would come to the negotiating table. The...Tags: Unions, Politics, Writers Guild of America, Work Relations, Elections
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, National Retail Federation, Arbitration, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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