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Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
ReutersMOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - A member of the band Pussy Riot who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Maria...Tags: Labor Disputes, Justice System, Christian Orthodoxy, Judges, Career and Workplace
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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: Unions, Health and Safety at Work, Politics, Disasters and Accidents, Nursing
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Staffing, pay at issue in UC medical center strike
University of California patient care workers took to the picket line early Tuesday to begin a two-day strike for better staffing and higher pay. At Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, they wore green shirts, carried noisemakers and chanted, "All day,...
Tags: Health Treatments, Unions, Judges, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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Two-day walkout begins at five UC medical centers
A massive walkout of University of California patient care workers that began Tuesday could cost the system's medical centers up to $20 million, officials say. The walkout is expected to last two days and involve more than 12,000 UC workers from the ...
Tags: Unions, Health Treatments, Judges, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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At UC San Francisco, 150 surgeries canceled because of strike
SAN FRANCISCO -- A strike by patient-care workers concerned about pension changes and staffing levels has led to the cancellation of an expected 150 surgeries at UC San Francisco Medical Center over the two-day labor action and will affect at least...
Tags: AFSCME, Dwayne Johnson, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Michael Jackson
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Summer vacation time not equal across Chicagoland
While many of her friends are stuck in school into June, Wauconda eighth-grader Alexandra Hayden plans to take advantage of her district's early summer break to beat the crowds at Six Flags Great America. "I'm going to party," said Alexandra, who is...
Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, Memorial Day, Six Flags Great America, Students
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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...Tags: Unions, Health Treatments, Politics, Nursing, Judges
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Gold Cross employee negotiations to resume
Staff WriterNegotiations between Gold Cross Ambulance and its employees will resume Friday following a recent contract impasse and a strike notice, a union representative announced. “At this point we’ll be meeting with (the) company and hopefully will...Tags: Unions, Career and Workplace
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Kuwaiti oil service workers on strike over pay -union
ReutersKUWAIT, May 21 (Reuters) - Around 80 percent of workers at Kuwait's main, state-run oil services company are on strike calling for better pay, a union official said on Tuesday, the latest sign of wage pressures in the Gulf Arab country. The walkout by...Tags: Unions, Kuwait, Symptoms, Career and Workplace, Petroleum Industry
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Court limits number who can strike at UC medical centers
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that about 450 employees cannot participate in this week's planned walkout at the University of California medical centers. The unions must maintain a minimum level of staffing among certain units,...Tags: Justice System, AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, Judges, Nursing
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UC hospital strikers' numbers to be decided by court
Patient care workers at the University of California's medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court. A judge is expected to rule on a request for a...Tags: AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Healthcare Policies
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Argentina's main grains ports paralyzed by labor strike
ReutersBUENOS AIRES, May 20 (Reuters) - Port workers in Argentina's main grains hub of Rosario went on strike over wages on Monday, a local union spokesman said, slowing exports from the world's No. 1 soymeal and soyoil supplier. Wage strikes are common in...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Argentina
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