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Senators struggle with tech industry concerns on U.S. immigration bill
Reuters* Schumer seeks to broker a deal * "Need all the support we can get" By Rachelle Younglai and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Senate supporters of a broad U.S. immigration bill struggled on Wednesday to satisfy technology companies that want...Tags: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, American Civil Liberties Union
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Mayor's race: The real money problem in L.A.
The media coverage and much of the public perception of the Los Angeles mayor's race have relentlessly focused on the money Los Angeles' labor movement is spending to elect Wendy Greuel, and on the wages and benefits of city and other employees that could...
Tags: New York City, Los Angeles International Airport, Social Issues, Poverty, Elections
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Unions protest over potential sale of L.A. Times to Koch brothers
About 300 labor union members and other activists staged a demonstration to protest the potential sale of the Los Angeles Times to the politically conservative Koch brothers. Demonstrators marched outside the downtown L.A. headquarters of Oaktree...
Tags: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Economy, Business and Finance, David Koch, Tribune Company, Interior Policy
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Warriors turn tables on Brunswick in baseball playoffs
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 PREP BASEBALL BRUNSWICK, Md. — After losing two games to Brunswick during the regular season by healthy scores, Boonsboro turned the tables on the Railroaders in the postseason. After 12-2 and 10-1 losses during the regular...Tags: Sports, Baseball, Rubber Products Industry
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Rubio to push biometric system in U.S. Senate immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who is considered crucial for the success of an immigration law overhaul, on Tuesday vowed to fight for a biometric system to track foreigners leaving the country after a Senate panel rejected...Tags: Justice and Rights, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements
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Unions protest over potential L.A. Times sale to Koch brothers
About 300 labor-union members and other activists staged a demonstration Tuesday to protest the potential sale of the Los Angeles Times to the billionaire politically conservative Koch brothers. Demonstrators marched outside the downtown L.A....
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, David Koch, Tribune Company, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Key U.S. senator to fight for tracking system in immigration law
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who is considered crucial to the passage of an immigration law overhaul, on Tuesday vowed to fight for a biometric system that would track foreigners entering and exiting the country after a...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation, Patrick Leahy
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Unions protest any sale of Tribune papers to Koch brothers
California unions are increasing their opposition to any sale of the Los Angeles Times and other Tribune Co. newspapers to the Koch brothers, urging the City Council to oppose such a deal and planning a protest for Tuesday. Charles and David Koch,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, David Koch, Tribune Company, Oaktree Capital Management, Finance
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Empresas, sindicatos discuten por visas de alta cualificación en ley inmigración EEUU
ReutersPor Caren Bohan y Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, 13 mayo (Reuters) - Diferencias surgieron entre los grupos de negocios de Estados Unidos y sindicatos laborales por un programa para trabajadores de alta cualificación de un proyecto de ley en el Senado,...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Politics
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Business, labor spar over high-skill visas in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersBy Caren Bohan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - A rift emerged between U.S. business groups and organized labor over a high-skilled worker program in the Senate immigration bill, as the tech industry and other firms on Monday pushed...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Employment Opportunities, Interior Policy, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Wal-Mart's plan to hire veterans sparks war of words
The head of Concerned Veterans for America says he doesn't understand why a major union is upset with Wal-Mart's plan to hire veterans. Back in January, the retail giant announced plans to provide jobs to any veteran who passed a basic background check....Tags: Unions, Walmart, Career and Workplace
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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: Employees, Career and Workplace
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