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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: Government, Employees, Middletown, Human Rights, Unions
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READER SUBMITTED: Quinnipiac University Launches Master Of Social Work degree
HamdenQuinnipiac University has launched a 60-credit master of social work degree program in its College of Arts and Sciences. "The program will prepare social workers to function as members of an inter-professional health care team, while meeting the academic...Tags: Quinnipiac University, Science, Science and Technology, Social Services, Colleges and Universities
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Los Angeles' new mayor: hipster, Rhodes Scholar, budget fixer?
ReutersBy Sharon Bernstein and Tim Reid LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - A Rhodes Scholar and urban planning wonk in a city that generally prefers its politicians to be less eclectic, Los Angeles mayor-elect Eric Garcetti will take the reins as the nation's...Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Local Elections, Entertainment, Health Insurance Cost
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Freeport reviewing safety at Indonesia mine after tunnel collapse
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc is reviewing the safety of its underground operations at its Indonesian mine in Papua after a tunnel collapse last week that killed 28 people, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday.... -
Family finances: Are you ready to be a whistleblower?
Kiplinger's Money PowerNew and enhanced laws make it harder to retaliate against an employee who reveals wrongdoing at work, whether the boss is Uncle Sam or the company CEO, and bounty programs are starting to pay off for tipsters exposing tax cheats and shareholder rip-offs....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Finance
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Her job: Stopping wage theft
SACRAMENTO — Julie Su doesn't back down from fights when she thinks employers are cheating their workers. In her two years as California's top labor law enforcer, Su has taken on scores of unscrupulous businesses. As state labor commissioner,...
Tags: Theft, Lawyers, Jerry Brown, Employment Opportunities, Dan Logue
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York School Board to vote on budget cuts
YORK — The York County School Board during a work session on Wednesday will revisit plans to cut $1.74 million from its 2014 budget of $124 million. The board is cutting its spending plan after the York County Board of Supervisors decided to...Tags: Health Insurance, Yorktown (York, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), York County (Virginia), Government Debt
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Berks manufacturer wins health care innovation award
HealthEast Penn Manufacturing of Lyon Station, Berks County, Tuesday received the Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Healthcare's innovation award. The award is given to an employer that best demonstrates a unique approach to employee health, wellness and... -
Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
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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: AFSCME, Unions, Strikes, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Interior Policy
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Police identify worker killed in fall at Seiple Farms
State police have identified a 28-year-old construction worker killed Tuesday morning during a barn erection at Seiple Farms in East Allen Township. Paul Daniel Mast of Columbia was killed around 6:45 a.m. at a construction site at Seiple Farms, 5761 Nor...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
ReutersBy Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying surgeries, diagnostic procedures, treatments and emergency care throughout...Tags: AFSCME, Conservation, Unions, Yeast Infection, Health and Medical Professionals
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