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FEATURE-Seaport battle looms as Israel plans new competition
Reuters* Netanyahu accelerates plans to introduce port competition * Unions oppose private piers at Ashdod, Haifa * Israel's smallest port privatised in February By Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV, May 16 (Reuters) - Israel is betting its economic...Tags: Shipbuilding, Benjamin Netanyahu, Air Transportation Industry, Israel, Career and Workplace
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Greek teachers back down and call off 24-hour strike
Reuters* High-school teachers' union cancels plans for walkout * Staff yield to government threats of arrest and dismissal * Most Greeks and unions show little sympathy for strike ATHENS, May 16 (Reuters) - Greek high-school teachers called off a planned 24-...Tags: Antonis Samaras, Teachers, Career and Workplace, Education, Teaching and Learning
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13 healthcare workers arrested in protest at UC regents meeting
SACRAMENTO -- Thirteen people were arrested Wednesday at the UC regents meeting during a sit-down protest by healthcare workers threatening to strike at the system's medical centers. The University of California regents left during the protest while...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Police Arrests, AFSCME, Labor Disputes, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Collective Contract, Politics, Writers Guild of America, Career and Workplace, Work Relations
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No charges in muskrat shooting incident
WSBT CorrespondentLAPORTE COUNTY – A Michigan City-area man will not face jail time for striking a neighbor’s house with a bullet fired at a muskrat. LaPorte County Prosecutor Bob Szilagyi has decided not to press charges against 39-year-old Aaron Blount....Tags: Career and Workplace
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Patience wearing thin in protracted North Pocono labor dispute
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Negotiations between the North Pocono School District and its teachers union have quietly continued since an April 18 strike, but there are signs the protracted labor dispute could soon heat up again. John Holland, a regional field representative for...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Judges, Health Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Teachers
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Jerry Brown urges UC to stress graduating students in 4 years
SACRAMENTO — The graduation rates of UC students came under more scrutiny Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown urged administrators and faculty to prod more undergraduates to earn a degree in four years, not six. Brown recently proposed giving UC and Cal...
Tags: Students, Regional Authority, Career and Workplace, Personal Income, Pension and Welfare
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Brazil port strike enters 2nd day as Congress debates reform
Reuters* Stevedores at Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports on strike * Stevedores at Paranagua call off strike; port returns to normal * Congress to resume debate over port reform bill Wednesday SAO PAULO, May 15 (Reuters) - Stevedores at Brazil's Santos and...Tags: Politics, Dilma Rousseff, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Elections
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Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore., Kris Henry column
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.Forced out as the head football coach at Eagle Point High in January, Jacob Schauffler wasn't sure what direction he would go in the early aftermath of what was a disheartening situation for the hometown boy. Turns out, the direction was slightly west...Tags: Career and Workplace
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PM vows to send wage hike to Parliament
The Lebanon Daily StarUnder the threat of a new round of strikes by public school teachers, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati once again promised Monday that he would send the long-delayed salary scale bill to Parliament for approval. Mikati made the commitment to a...Tags: Lebanon, Parliament, Schools, Teachers, Civil and Public Service
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Amazon workers in Germany set to strike for pay, benefits
ReutersFRANKFURT, May 14 (Reuters) - German labour union Verdi called on workers at Amazon.com to stage a strike in the country on Tuesday to put pressure on the global internet retailer to improve pay and benefits. Amazon employs around 9,000 people in Germany...Tags: Career and Workplace, Germany
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