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Lucille Dickess: An Advocate For Pink-Collar Workers At Yale
The Hartford CourantLucille Dickess played a major role in the successful fight to unionize "pink collar" workers at Yale University. The recognition of Local 34, Clerical and Technical Workers Union, brought higher wages and greater stability to the workers, most of them...Tags: Work Relations, Labor Legislation, Jesse Jackson, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Career and Workplace
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Chrysler delays start of production for Cherokee until June
The BladeKnow of a good tattoo removal service? Sergio Marchionne might be grateful to hear from you. Earlier this year in Detroit, the ever-colorful Chrysler chief executive confidently told reporters the new Jeep Cherokee would go into production on May 23 --...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Chrysler, SUVs and Crossovers, Politics, Detroit Free Press
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Immigration activists rally at Manatee courthouse
Bradenton HeraldDemonstrators gathered on the Manatee County Courthouse lawn Thursday afternoon to urge Rep. Vern Buchanan to support an immigration reform bill. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Now organized the demonstration in hopes of getting Buchanan's attention...Tags: Immigration, Politics, Migration, Heart Surgery, Illegal Immigrants
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Candidates stress balance
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y.For each of the six people running for a spot on the Lockport City Schools Board of Education, balancing quality education with fiscal responsibility is the priority. Those candidates include incumbents Edward Sandell, Jon Williams and Diane Phelps,...Tags: PTA, General Motors Corp., Politics, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Money focus of Lockport race
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y.A common theme in the Lockport City Schools Board of Education election is probably something that'll come up in all school board elections. Finances. Six people will be the ballot for the Lockport City Board of Education. Incumbents Edward Sandell, Jon...Tags: Collective Contract, Finance, Career and Workplace, General Motors Corp., Politics
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Labor, immigration activists hold May Day rallies
DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the international workers holiday. About 200 community, labor and immigration...Tags: AFL-CIO, Labor Legislation, Immigration, International Workers' Day, Career and Workplace
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Ford hires 2,000 in Kansas City, pickup truck demand booms
ReutersBy Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT, May 2 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is adding more than 2,000 jobs at its pickup truck factory in Kansas City as growth in the U.S. housing and oil sectors trigger a boom in truck sales. The second-largest U.S. automaker said...Tags: Vehicles, Ford Motor Co., Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Manufacturing and Engineering
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BRIEF: Master Lock workers to demonstrate at Fortune Brands annual meeting
Milwaukee Journal SentinelUnited Auto Workers Local 469 members say they will travel to Wheeling, Ill., Monday to demonstrate at the annual shareholders meeting of Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., the parent company of Master Lock Co. The UAW and Master Lock are in...Tags: Fortune Brands Incorporated, Wheeling
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Steelworkers to vote on proposed 6-year contract with Caterpillar
— The United Steelworkers union will vote Tuesday on a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would freeze wages, increase contributions to health care costs and offer senior employees fewer protections. The proposed agreement covers...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Labor Legislation, United Steelworkers, Collective Contract, Employees
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GM Tonawanda is reborn, fueld by new engine lines and workers
The Buffalo NewsAs General Motors' Town of Tonawanda engine plant ramps up its new engine lines, waves of new workers are coming aboard, more than doubling the size of the workforce from its low point a few years ago. As part of building the engines, more than 940...Tags: General Motors Corp., Vehicles, Car Guides and Reviews, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Chrysler to invest $19.6M in area plant
The BladeChrysler has high expectations for its new nine-speed automatic transmission that will debut later this year in the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. So high, in fact, that the company has announced plans to invest nearly $20 million next year in its Perrysburg...Tags: General Motors Corp., Labor Legislation, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace
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Opel rejects new vote for Bochum workers on restructuring plan
Reuters* UAW union chief had suggested new vote by Bochum staff * New vote would only waste time - plant chief * GM CEO declines to comment BERLIN, April 25 (Reuters) - General Motors' Opel division is against giving workers another vote on a restructuring...Tags: General Motors Corp., Politics, Germany, Employees, Career and Workplace
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