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Strike at UC medical centers continues; more picketing Wednesday
As the afternoon wore on, the number of union members on the picket lines at the University of California medical centers started to thin. But hundreds of workers concerned about staffing levels and pension reforms planned to continue striking...
Tags: AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Career and Workplace
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Ex-executives of Ford's Argentina subsidiary charged in torture of workers during dictatorship
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. All three men...Tags: Punishment, Criminals, Ford Motor Co., Prisons, Employees
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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: Strikes, Nursing, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Pension and Welfare, Hospitals and Clinics
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Column: The European Union's unending quandary
Reuters(Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency was launched in 2000. In Italy, a new left-right government, launched on an anti-...Tags: George Soros, United Kingdom, International Organizations, University of Oxford, Pension and Welfare
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COLUMN - The European Union's unending quandary
Reuters(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 21 (Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency...Tags: George Soros, United Kingdom, University of Oxford, Labor Legislation, International Organizations
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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: Strikes, Health Treatments, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Labor Legislation, Chemotherapy
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Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
ReutersBy Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying surgeries, diagnostic procedures, treatments and emergency care throughout...Tags: Strikes, Yeast Infection, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: Strikes, Health Treatments, Labor Legislation, Biotechnology, Chemotherapy
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L.A. firefighters vote against more dues for political campaigns
Members of the union representing Los Angeles firefighters voted down a proposal to increase dues to finance aggressive political campaigns, union leaders said Tuesday. The leadership of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City wanted members to pay...
Tags: Elections, Lima (Peru), Career and Workplace, Voting, Politics
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Sri Lanka opposition says government threatened to sack strikers
ReutersCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's opposition parties and trade unions accused the government on Tuesday of threatening state employees with the sack if they took part in planned street protests against a sharp rise in electricity prices. Only a few hundred...Tags: National Government, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Civil and Public Service, Parliament, Government
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People protesting planned school closings arrested at City Hall
Tribune reporterMore than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said. The protesters were arrested after sitting and blocking elevators on the main floor of the building...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Activism, Chicago Teachers Union, Police Arrests, Chicago City Hall
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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: Nursing, Strikes, Health Treatments, Labor Legislation, Pension and Welfare
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