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Jerry Brown urges UC to stress graduating students in 4 years
SACRAMENTO — The graduation rates of UC students came under more scrutiny Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown urged administrators and faculty to prod more undergraduates to earn a degree in four years, not six. Brown recently proposed giving UC and Cal...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Jerry Brown, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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Municipal Union Members Pack Newington Council Meeting
The Hartford CourantAbout 50 municipal union members attended Tuesday's town council meeting to demonstrate their unity in the wake of the town's decision to send their contract to arbitration, their leaders said. Dressed in green union T-shirts reading "We Make America...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Arbitration, Unions, Newington
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Alleged gang leader being held in poor conditions, lawyer says
As the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family gang at the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal prosecutors say, Tavon White could get access to pretty much whatever he wanted: drugs, phones, money and sex. He is now being held under more...
Tags: Gang Activity, Trials, Prisons, Black Guerrilla Family, Prosecution
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Callahan has big fundraising lead in Northampton County executive race
Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, a proven fundraiser, has raked in nearly $200,000 for his Northampton County executive bid since January, toppling his Democratic primary opponents. During the same two-month reporting period, former executive Glenn...
Tags: Primaries, Politics, Elections, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), John Callahan
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Newington Declares Impasse In Contract Negotiations
The Hartford CourantThe union representing town and some school employees expressed disappointment Monday with the town's decision to seek arbitration more than 10 months after its old contract expired. "We tried as hard as we could to reach an agreement that's fair to...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Unions, Arbitration, Newington
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Union for UC patient-care workers authorizes strike for May 21, 22
The union representing nearly 13,000 University of California patient-care workers announced plans Friday to strike later this month, but UC officials said they would seek a restraining order to prevent any such action. The American Federation of State,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Employees, Pension and Welfare, Unions
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O'Malley promises corrections reform as GOP calls for audit
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he would expand the use of technology to block cell phone calls in Maryland corrections facilities, part of a set of reforms designed to "root out corruption" after a federal indictment alleged widespread gang...
Tags: Organized Crime, Maryland State Police, Republican Party, Black Guerrilla Family, Safety of Citizens
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Illinois Senate passes pension bill, sets up showdown with House
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House. The showdown puts more than 700,...
Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Pat Quinn, Employees, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Rival pension measures could force showdown in Springfield
— Senate President John Cullerton on Monday rolled out his latest proposal aimed at fixing the state's heavily indebted pension system, striking a deal with unions just days after House Speaker Michael Madigan pushed through a plan that's tougher on...
Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Unions, Linda Holmes, Interior Policy
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Security chief at Baltimore City Detention Center removed
State officials said Tuesday they removed the security chief at the Baltimore City Detention Center in the wake of a federal indictment that alleged an extensive smuggling scheme involving gang members and officers at the facility. The Maryland...
Tags: Organized Crime, Politics, Prisons, Black Guerrilla Family, Safety of Citizens
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Inmates ask officers for contraband, retirees say
The inmates' requests often start small, former corrections officers say: a ballpoint pen, for example, or a sandwich from beyond the prison walls. "You may think it's insignificant," said former Cpl. Sheila Hill, who retired last year from the Patuxent...
Tags: Organized Crime, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Prisons, Black Guerrilla Family, Annapolis
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RPT-Investors may lobby JPMorgan to clip Dimon's wings if vote fails
ReutersBy Nadia Damouni and David Henry May 5 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's Jamie Dimon may be losing ground in his fight to keep the title of chairman, as some major investors push for more oversight of the chief executive after the "London whale"...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Elections, Politics, Shareholders
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