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Thermo Fisher sued over sale of Mexico plant used by drug cartel
ReutersMay 11 (Reuters) - Opengate Capital Group LLC filed a lawsuit on Friday alleging that laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc sold it a Mexican plant last year without revealing that a drug cartel was operating there. The private equity...Tags: Career and Workplace, Gulf Cartel, Organized Crime, Litigation, Mexico
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Preseason prep work underway: Aquatic center opens May 25
We're all familiar with the Aberdeen Aquatic Center on summer days when the pool gleams in the sunlight. Every spring, though, workers have to confront a scene that's disgusting. Water remains in the Aquatic Center's lap pool throughout the winter....
Tags: Career and Workplace
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New York's One World Trade Center spire finally goes up
New York City can once again claim to be home to the tallest building in the country, and the Western Hemisphere for that matter. On Friday, workers topped off the new One World Trade Center building with a spire making the structure 1,776 feet tall,...
Tags: New York City, Career and Workplace, Politics, Executive Branch, Same-Sex Marriage
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Bears make organizational changes
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Bears make organizational changes The Chicago Bears announced several organizational moves on Saturday. Kevin Turks was promoted to director of pro personnel. He has been with the team for 11 years and was previously the assistant...Tags: Career and Workplace, Kansas City Chiefs
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Walorski joins fellow Republicans, votes in favor of overtime bill
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski voted this week in favor of a bill that would allow private-sector employees to trade overtime pay for paid time off at the same rate of 1.5 hours per hour of overtime worked. The bill passed by a vote of 223-204 with mostly...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Politics, Democratic Party, U.S. Congress
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READER SUBMITTED: Madison Beach Hotel Celebrates 1st Anniversary
MadisonEmployees of the Madison Beach Hotel recently gathered to celebrate the first anniversary of the hotel. The event recognized the vital role each employee has played in making the property a success. One year ago, the town of Madison and a distinguished...Tags: Career and Workplace, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Culture, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies
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State Pension Funds Recover Strongly In 2013
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD – Buoyed by the stock market's strong performance, the state's pension fund investments generated a return of 12.07 percent during the first nine months of the current fiscal year. State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier credits the growth to...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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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: Pension and Welfare, Health and Safety at School, Career and Workplace, Politics, Strikes
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Commentary: True meaning of May Day: celebrating the worker
When I was a little girl, my mother would have us weave ribbons into our strawberry baskets and fill them with flowers. We'd then sneak up to our neighbors' homes, ring the bell and leave our beautiful little bouquets on their doorsteps. We'd squeal...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, International Workers' Day, Labor Day
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Burbank seeks to cut $2.5 million from budget
Burbank officials this week proposed cutting roughly 2% — or $2.5 million — from the city’s $149-million General Fund budget, which pays for most public services. The proposal also addresses soaring employee pension costs by allocating...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Primaries, Elections, Budgets and Budgeting
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Glendale officials to see black ink
Glendale officials say they expect the city to end the fiscal year next month $3.9 million in the black — money that could be used to shore up worker compensation and other funds that are in severe need of replenishment. In addition to the surplus...Tags: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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South Dakota ranks low on worker safety
Thirty-one workers were killed in South Dakota in 2011, giving the state a worker fatality rate of 6.7 per 100,000 workers, according to an AFL-CIO report. That is one of the highest rates in the nation, according to the report. North Dakota, Wyoming,...Tags: AFL-CIO, Career and Workplace
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