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Malloy Orders Layoffs Today; No Deal Reached With Unions
The Hartford CourantDespite numerous hours of talks over the past two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered layoff notices to start going out Tuesday because no deal has been reached between his administration and the state employee unions. Malloy had been warning workers...Tags: Job Layoffs, Edith Prague, Career and Workplace, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Civil and Public Service
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Illinois sets July 9 deadline for plan to fix pensions
ReutersBy Joanne von Alroth and Karen Pierog SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 19 (Reuters) - In the first sign of compromise after weeks of political impasse, Illinois lawmakers in a special session on Wednesday set up a rarely used conference committee in an effort...Tags: Executive Branch, Daniel Biss, Bill Brady, Career and Workplace, Pension and Welfare
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Park Ridge labor contract in dispute
A month after Park Ridge aldermen reaffirmed a new contract with an employees' union, members are claiming its provisions are not being adhered to by the city. Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers said paychecks were hit with...Tags: Work Relations, Career and Workplace, Health Insurance, Labor Legislation, Employees
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153rd Pennsylvania Infantry: 'Valor and vindictiveness' on second day at Gettysburg
The 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry suffered severely on the first day of fighting at Gettysburg, and unable to withstand a withering Confederate attack on a knoll just north of the town, the men from Northampton County retreated to the southeast, where...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace, Human Interest
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Fast-food workers echo 'Occupy' spirit
Labor unions have been knocked back, knocked down and knocked out for so long that a new generation of organizers is beginning to try something new. Instead of unionizing and then protesting, they're protesting first. That may sound a little...
Tags: Barack Obama, Inflation and Deflation, Career and Workplace, State of the Union Address, Politics
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Jimmy Hoffa still missing after failed search at reputed burial site
The FBI on Wednesday closed its latest search for the remains of former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, ending a dig in a rural field near Detroit where investigators failed to find a trace of the man who has been missing for almost 40 years. The latest...
Tags: Oakland (Orange, Florida), Justice System, Police Investigations, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Blue Shield may take L.A. contract from Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield of California, already facing a Los Angeles ethics complaint over potential conflicts of interest, is poised to take a lucrative health insurance contract for city workers away from rival Anthem Blue Cross. The proposed three-year deal is...
Tags: Ethics, Religion and Belief, Career and Workplace, Values, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Union Blasts AT&T For Closing New London Office, Moving 78 Jobs
The Hartford Courant— A union for call center workers is protesting AT&T's decision to close a New London office, moving 78 jobs to New Haven. At the same time, AT&T is cutting jobs — 36 cable-splicers and 17 telephone directory workers, according to...Tags: Labor Markets, New London (New London, Connecticut), Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Offshore oil industry experiments with remote control
Reuters* BP controlling wells at Valhall offshore field from land * Other oil companies considering following suit * Norway is testing ground for new method By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, June 18 (Reuters) - Oil and gas companies are moving...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Norway, Government, Safety of Citizens, Lobbying
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FBI to resume hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's body on Tuesday
ReutersBy Joseph Lichterman OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 18 (Reuters) - FBI agents will resume searching an overgrown field in suburban Detroit on Tuesday for former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared nearly 38 years ago and is thought to have been...Tags: Oakland (Orange, Florida), Justice System, Television Industry, Police Investigations, Career and Workplace
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City council approves 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment for nonunion workers
holly.shok@herald-mail.comAfter several years of frozen wages, 135 full-time, nonunion city employees will receive a 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment in the upcoming fiscal year thanks to a 3-1 vote Tuesday night by the Hagerstown City Council. The total cost of the COLA will...Tags: Government, The Herald-Mail, Finance, Career and Workplace, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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153rd Pennsylvania Infantry: 'Brave Beaver' falls at Gettysburg
The men of the 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry marched through the town of Gettysburg around noon on July 1, 1863, to the music of military bands and the cheers of the townspeople. They headed north to the Alms House, a small stone building less than a mile...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
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