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South Bend's A.J. Wright winding down
Early Friday afternoon, only a handful of vehicles dotted the parking lot at a west-side South Bend distribution center that is scheduled to close in about three weeks.
Operations appear to be winding down at the center, where about 700 workers will...Tags: Public Officials, Economy, Business and Finance, Real Estate Sellers, Government, Companies and Corporations
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Dem Demands To Return To Statehouse
(From WTHR.COM) The members of the Indiana House Democratic Caucus have issued the following statement on today's events at the Indiana House of Representatives:
"The past few days have seen an unprecedented attack on Hoosier families by a radical...Tags: Elections, Illinois, B Patrick Bauer, Business, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dems No Show In Indianapolis
The Indiana House came into session this morning with only two of the 40 Democrats on the floor. With only 58 legislators present, there was no quorum present to do business. The House needs 67 of its members to be present. Rep. Terri Austin, D-...Tags: Elections, Illinois, Indiana, B Patrick Bauer, Wisconsin
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Union officials: Buena Vista teachers not paid despite release of state aid to district
BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Union officials say teachers at a struggling school district are not being paid, even though the state released money to the district to ensure it could make payroll. The Michigan Education Association said...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace
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Health care overhaul faces backlash from once supportive labor unions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members. Union leaders warn that unless...Tags: Elections, Washington, DC, Employment Opportunities, Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Congress
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Sheraton workers agree to new contract, lift boycott
Two unions said Friday that they have ended a nearly six-year call to boycott the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel, a move that came as workers ratified a new bargaining agreement with management. The unions, Unite Here Local 7 and Local 37 of the...
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Easton man's ancestral search finds details of role of black soldiers in Civil War
From his childhood, the 58-year-old black resident of Easton has heard the tales of his family, a family that has called the region home for more than 100 years. Growing up around grandfather Aaron Good, he soaked up a plentiful supply of family stories....Tags: Social Issues, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Allentown, Lafayette College
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The Confederate general From Pennsylvania
People who passed John Pemberton on the streets of Allentown must have thought him an impressive figure. This 60-year-old's lean, 5-foot-10-inch, ramrod-straight frame showed a positively military bearing. His finely tailored suits added to Pemberton's...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Allentown, U.S. Army, U.S. Congress, Armed Forces
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School bus drivers protest working, safety conditions
Bus drivers and aides employed by a Baltimore schools contractor say that unsafe conditions such as fires and mold spores are endangering lives and unfair wages are threatening their livelihoods. The grievances were aired Thursday at a rally of...
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Elections deal a blow to L.A. unions
Some of the most powerful labor organizations in Los Angeles placed huge bets on mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel that went bust. All their spending and prodigious organization failed to ignite Greuel's campaign and allowed her opponent, Eric Garcetti, to...
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'Fashion Police' Strike: Both Sides Dig in on Eve of Rally
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With the strike by nine writers on E! Entertainment's "Fashion Police" nearly five weeks old, both sides were digging in for the long haul Wednesday. While the writers were preparing to set up an 11 a.m. picket line and...Tags: Elections, Writers Guild of America, Television, Work Relations, Strikes
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COLUMN-Some cracks in the technocrat cult-Chrystia Freeland
Reuters(Chrystia Freeland is a Reuters columnist. Any opinions expressed are her own.) By Chrystia Freeland NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - We are living in the age of the technocrats. In business, Big Data, and the Big Brains who can parse it, rule. In...Tags: Corporate Crime, Harvard University, Company Privatization, Career and Workplace, The Washington Post
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