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Park Ridge labor contract in dispute
A month after Park Ridge aldermen reaffirmed a new contract with an employees' union, members are claiming its provisions are not being adhered to by the city. Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers said paychecks were hit with...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Work Relations, Employees, Career and Workplace, Health Insurance
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Fast-food workers echo 'Occupy' spirit
Labor unions have been knocked back, knocked down and knocked out for so long that a new generation of organizers is beginning to try something new. Instead of unionizing and then protesting, they're protesting first. That may sound a little...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, Elections, State of the Union Address, Politics
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153rd Pennsylvania Infantry: 'Valor and vindictiveness' on second day at Gettysburg
The 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry suffered severely on the first day of fighting at Gettysburg, and unable to withstand a withering Confederate attack on a knoll just north of the town, the men from Northampton County retreated to the southeast, where...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace, Wars and Interventions, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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City council approves 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment for nonunion workers
holly.shok@herald-mail.comAfter several years of frozen wages, 135 full-time, nonunion city employees will receive a 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment in the upcoming fiscal year thanks to a 3-1 vote Tuesday night by the Hagerstown City Council. The total cost of the COLA will...Tags: Career and Workplace, Finance, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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153rd Pennsylvania Infantry: 'Brave Beaver' falls at Gettysburg
The men of the 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry marched through the town of Gettysburg around noon on July 1, 1863, to the music of military bands and the cheers of the townspeople. They headed north to the Alms House, a small stone building less than a mile...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Music
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153rd Pennsylvania Infantry arrives at Gettysburg, 'enthusiasm of the men increasing'
The men of the 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry fought against veteran Rebel troops who outnumbered them at Chancellorsville in May 1863, and, like many others, the regiment from Northampton County broke in face of the Confederate attack. The regiment was...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Union Blasts AT&T For Closing New London Office, Moving 78 Jobs
The Hartford Courant— A union for call center workers is protesting AT&T's decision to close a New London office, moving 78 jobs to New Haven. At the same time, AT&T is cutting jobs — 36 cable-splicers and 17 telephone directory workers, according to...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Job Layoffs, Unemployment, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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Offshore oil industry experiments with remote control
Reuters* BP controlling wells at Valhall offshore field from land * Other oil companies considering following suit * Norway is testing ground for new method By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, June 18 (Reuters) - Oil and gas companies are moving...Tags: Career and Workplace, Safety of Citizens, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Politics, Lobbying
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FBI to resume hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's body on Tuesday
ReutersBy Joseph Lichterman OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 18 (Reuters) - FBI agents will resume searching an overgrown field in suburban Detroit on Tuesday for former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared nearly 38 years ago and is thought to have been...Tags: Career and Workplace, Oakland (Orange, Florida), James P. Hoffa, Organized Crime, Police Investigations
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Blue Shield may take L.A. contract from Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield of California, already facing a Los Angeles ethics complaint over potential conflicts of interest, is poised to take a lucrative health insurance contract for city workers away from rival Anthem Blue Cross. The proposed three-year deal is...
Tags: Insurance, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief, Ethics, Elections
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Ruling Ties State's Hands On Union-Only Layoffs
A court victory for 2,800 state employees laid off in 2003 will cost Connecticut taxpayers dearly. The federal appeals court ruling will impose a big burden on any governor trying to negotiate with unions to ease a financial crisis. Under the ruling, a...Tags: Career and Workplace, Regional Authority, Civil and Public Service, Union (Tolland, Connecticut), Executive Branch
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