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Column: Some cracks in the technocrat cult
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - We are living in the age of the technocrats. In business, Big Data, and the Big Brains who can parse it, rule. In government, the technocrats are on top, too. From Washington to Frankfurt to Rome, technocrats have stepped in where...Tags: Government, Privatization, Finance, Russia, Harvard University
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WGA to picket E! headquarters in 'Fashion Police' dispute
The Writers Guild of America, West has escalated its fight with the producers of "Fashion Police," a show on the E! cable network. The guild plans to hold a picket and rally outside the Wilshire Boulevard headquarters of E! Entertainment Television on...Tags: Work Relations, Writers Guild of America, Chelsea Lately (tv program), Entertainment, Career and Workplace
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Most unionized UC hospital workers go to jobs despite strike
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many others chose to come to work. More than three-quarters of union members who had been scheduled to work...
Tags: AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Union protests Temple hospital over arbitration dispute
The Philadelphia InquirerThe leader of the union that represents healthcare employees at Temple University Hospital on Sunday threatened a strike over an arbitration dispute involving a terminated employee accused of sexual harassment. "We're prepared to shut it down," said...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Collective Contract, Sexual Misconduct, Strikes, Arbitration
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Steve Lopez: Labor unions the big loser in mayor's race
Labor gambled and lost. Wendy Greuel drove away much of her own base. And it's done. After two years of campaigning and more than $30 million of spinning, the next mayor of Los Angeles will be Eric Garcetti, who doesn't exactly have what you'd call...
Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Career and Workplace, Voting, Richard Riordan
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UC medical center strike: Most union members reported for work
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines in a workplace dispute Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many union members chose to come to work rather than strike. More than three-...
Tags: University of California, Irvine, AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, University of California, Davis
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I-64 gas stop sparks book on obscure W.Va. Civil War battle
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Eric Wittenberg was driving back to his home in Columbus, Ohio, from a speaking engagement in Virginia when the author crossed the West Virginia line, noticed that his gas gauge was approaching empty, and took the exit ramp at White...Tags: Judges, Pocahontas, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Greenbrier, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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All-nighters are popular but exhausting at Minnesota State Capitol
Star TribuneThe lights have been burning all night at the Capitol this past week, a sure sign that the political race is not always won by the swiftest. Endurance counts, too. "It's tough," said Assistant House Majority Leader Leon Lillie, DFL-North St. Paul....Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Elections
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Strike at UC medical centers continues; more picketing Wednesday
As the afternoon wore on, the number of union members on the picket lines at the University of California medical centers started to thin. But hundreds of workers concerned about staffing levels and pension reforms planned to continue striking...
Tags: AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Medical Procedures and Tests
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UC hospitals cancel surgeries, divert patients amid strike
A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Nursing, Interior Policy, Medical Procedures and Tests, Strikes
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Column: The European Union's unending quandary
Reuters(Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency was launched in 2000. In Italy, a new left-right government, launched on an anti-...Tags: University of Oxford, Germany, David Cameron, Interior Policy, France
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COLUMN - The European Union's unending quandary
Reuters(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 21 (Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency...Tags: University of Oxford, Germany, David Cameron, Interior Policy, Labor Legislation
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