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Public Employees
Blogging with Bill WhiteMy last two columns have been about former Allentown Mayor Roy Afflerbach, his disastrous contracts with city police and firemen and my opinion that we can't keep giving public employees better raises, pensions and other benefits than we're getting in....... -
Labor negotiations heat up in Orland Park
Tribune reporterDozens of Orland Park employees picketed outside village hall Monday night to attract attention to what they say have been unfair and disrespectful contract negotiations by the village administration. About 70 public works and parks and recreation...Tags: AFSCME, Career and Workplace, Health Insurance Cost, Local Government, Unions
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Fire, police on the spot tonight in Allentown
Valley 610If you only pay attention to one Allentown budget hearing this year, tonight's should probably be it. At 6 p.m., city public safety officials from city fire, police and EMS will be on the spot before Allentown City Council to explain their financial plans... -
Proposed Allentown budget includes no tax increase, mayor refuses to comment
Valley 610Allentown's proposed 2013 budget calls for $88 million in spending, but would not increase property taxes, according to a news release from Mayor Ed Pawlowski. The budget, which was delivered to city council today, would hold property taxes at 17.53... -
Public Employee Compensation
Blogging with Bill WhiteI've been writing about public employee compensation in columns and blog posts. In response, I got an email Monday that strikes me as an interesting analysis of how we got here, so I decided to share it today and ask...... -
Glendale, Pasadena stand up to California
Nine cities, including Glendale and Pasadena, filed a lawsuit this week in an effort to force the state to make good on millions of dollars for local officials to pay down debt and other obligations left over by the dissolution of local redevelopment...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Job Layoffs, Trials, Unemployment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Vista Latina: Bracero Program helped shape local labor practices
Staff Writer, Copy EditorAntonio Sanchez Mariscal clearly remembers the first time he set foot in the U.S. He was 21 years old at the time and he came as a contract worker at the tail end of the Bracero Program in April of 1962. A native of Tala, Jalisco, Mariscal would go to...Tags: Work Relations, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Labor Legislation, World War II (1939-1945)
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CTA labor deal may avert fare hikes
Tribune reporterThe CTA signed a tentative labor contract Monday with its largest union, producing millions in savings that the agency's financial experts were analyzing into the night before a decision is made to table possible fare hikes next year, officials said. CTA...Tags: Metra, Career and Workplace, Robert Kelly, Labor Legislation, Rahm Emanuel
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Hostess shutdown prompts snack cake buying binge
Soon after hearing that Hostess Brands Inc. was shutting down for good, Lisa Renee Clark wasted no time dashing out to the Wonder Hostess Bakery Thriftshop in Glen Burnie. But by midday Friday, she was almost too late. The Twinkies had sold out. Supplies...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Washington, DC, Groceries, Annapolis, Unions
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Hostess moves to liquidate after crippling strike
NEW YORK (AP) — Twinkies may not last forever after all. Hostess Brands Inc., which makes Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other snacks, filed a motion Friday with U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking permission to shutter its operations. The move comes...Tags: Career and Workplace, Bankruptcy, Unions, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Twinkies maker Hostess may liquidate after labor strikes
Bankrupt Twinkies maker Hostess Brands Inc. has some hard choices to make after spending the weekend dealing with worker strikes. On Friday, Hostess-employed members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations
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State auditors call for better oversight of city child support
The state contractor that collects child support payments in Baltimore continues to have trouble meeting the terms of its agreement, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of Legislative Audits calling for better oversight by the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Employment, Accounting and Auditing
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