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Friday Morning Coffee: The weekend warm-up.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Another weekend is upon us. And if you live here in the Seat of Government, it's shaping up to be a rainy one. So batten down the hatches, bust out some board games and get...... -
Reedy Creek firefighters want end to ban on picketing
When it comes to negotiating for better pay and working conditions, the firefighters who protect Walt Disney World say they fall in a nebulous gap between public and private employment.
As public workers, the firefighters, who are employed by the Reedy...Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Employment, Elections, Employment Opportunities, Reedy Creek Improvement District
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Public Employees
Blogging with Bill WhiteMy last two columns have been about former Allentown Mayor Roy Afflerbach, his disastrous contracts with city police and firemen and my opinion that we can't keep giving public employees better raises, pensions and other benefits than we're getting in....... -
Proposed Allentown budget includes no tax increase, mayor refuses to comment
Valley 610Allentown's proposed 2013 budget calls for $88 million in spending, but would not increase property taxes, according to a news release from Mayor Ed Pawlowski. The budget, which was delivered to city council today, would hold property taxes at 17.53... -
Public Employee Compensation
Blogging with Bill WhiteI've been writing about public employee compensation in columns and blog posts. In response, I got an email Monday that strikes me as an interesting analysis of how we got here, so I decided to share it today and ask...... -
Colleges pushing students into using expensive debit cards; in league with banks
WASHINGTON (AP) — It took Mario Parker-Milligan less than a semester to decide that he was paying too many fees to Higher One, the company hired by his college to pay out students’ financial aid on debit cards. Four years after he opted out,...
Tags: Consumers, Washington, DC, Companies and Corporations, The Ohio State University, Florida State University
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Vista Latina: Bracero Program helped shape local labor practices
Staff Writer, Copy EditorAntonio Sanchez Mariscal clearly remembers the first time he set foot in the U.S. He was 21 years old at the time and he came as a contract worker at the tail end of the Bracero Program in April of 1962. A native of Tala, Jalisco, Mariscal would go to...Tags: Work Relations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace, World War II (1939-1945), George W. Bush
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Hostess shutdown prompts snack cake buying binge
Soon after hearing that Hostess Brands Inc. was shutting down for good, Lisa Renee Clark wasted no time dashing out to the Wonder Hostess Bakery Thriftshop in Glen Burnie. But by midday Friday, she was almost too late. The Twinkies had sold out. Supplies...
Tags: Washington, DC, Giant Food, LLC, Bankruptcy, Pension and Welfare, Pies and Tarts
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Hostess moves to liquidate after crippling strike
NEW YORK (AP) — Twinkies may not last forever after all. Hostess Brands Inc., which makes Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other snacks, filed a motion Friday with U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking permission to shutter its operations. The move comes...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Breads, Family, Bankruptcy, Hostess Brands, Inc.
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Twinkies maker Hostess may liquidate after labor strikes
Bankrupt Twinkies maker Hostess Brands Inc. has some hard choices to make after spending the weekend dealing with worker strikes. On Friday, Hostess-employed members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union...
Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois), Financially Distressed Companies, Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations, Investments
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State auditors call for better oversight of city child support
The state contractor that collects child support payments in Baltimore continues to have trouble meeting the terms of its agreement, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of Legislative Audits calling for better oversight by the...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Conservation, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Employment
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Due to law, some who lost money to Anderson Seed won't get it back
Eureka-area farmer Jim Fischer said he lost $166,000 when Anderson Seed in Redfield went bankrupt earlier this year, and now he has received more bad news. When he applied for his share of the surety bond being distributed to compensate farmers for...
Tags: Trials, Sales, Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Business
Aug 10, 2012
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May 20, 2012
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Sep 17, 2012
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Nov 6, 2012
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Sep 25, 2012
| Allentown Morning Call
May 30, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Oct 28, 2012
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Nov 16, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 16, 2012
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Nov 12, 2012
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Nov 14, 2012
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Oct 31, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
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