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California short on key state water workers, officials say
The Sacramento BeeCalifornia officials say the state cannot retain enough trained workers to efficiently run and maintain its complex water delivery system, a problem that has consequences for cities and farms statewide. State pay for some key jobs, they say, has...Tags: Environmental Issues, Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, Natural Resource Industry, Government
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Hon Hai struggling to meet its overtime deadline for July 1
China PostTAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- Although Hon Hai Precision has made a lot of progress in working conditions at its Chinese factories, the company still faces a challenge in trying to meet a July 1 deadline for cutting working hours. The Fair Labor...Tags: Unions, Electronics, Consumer Goods Industries, China, Collective Contract
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Tom Croci, Islip supervisor, called to active duty
NewsdayIslip Supervisor Tom Croci announced Thursday that he has been recalled to active duty in the U.S. Navy and will temporarily leave his post as town leader starting in mid-July for an overseas tour that is expected to last until the spring. "Obviously...Tags: MacArthur Airport, Bohemia, Afghanistan, Long Island, U.S. Army
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Wilmington hurting from labor shortage in construction
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.A shortage of skilled construction workers has developed in Wilmington and other areas of North Carolina even as overall employment in the field continues to fall. It has made it harder for smaller and custom residential builders to deal with increasing...Tags: House Building, Housing Industry, Services and Shopping, Employment Opportunities, Electrical Services
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GOP senators on committee target three labor nominees from Buffalo
The Buffalo NewsThree men from Buffalo, one absent and two present, were the targets of grilling from Republicans on a Senate committee Thursday over matters that sometimes seemed personal but in the end are profound for every working person in America. The absent...Tags: Civil Rights, Lamar Alexander, Republican Party, Tom Harkin, Elections
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UPDATE 3-Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to "standstill"
Reuters* Mineworkers union leader demands meeting with Zuma * ANC deputy president says hard to tell what is going on * Rand slides to four-year low against dollar By Xola Potelwa RUSTENBURG, South Africa, May 17 (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's...Tags: Johannesburg (South Africa), Money and Monetary Policy, Jacob Zuma, Mining, Africa
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Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill'
ReutersRUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union threatened on Friday to bring Africa's No. 1 economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the rhetoric in an 18-month...Tags: Central Bank, Strikes, Johannesburg (South Africa), Money and Monetary Policy, Jacob Zuma
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Isle jobless rate slips to 5-year low
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserA slow but steady strengthening of Hawaii's job market pushed the state's unemployment rate below 5 percent in April for the first time since late 2008, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations reported Thursday. The unemployment rate...Tags: Unemployment Rate, Business, Employment Opportunities, Advertising, Employment
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Willmar, Minn., council has mixed opinions on organizational study
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.Willmar City Council members had mixed reactions to a consultant's preliminary report of an organizational study of city government. Summing up what he heard during a two-hour meeting Wednesday night, Richard Fursman of Brimeyer Fursman of Maplewood...Tags: Ethics, Values, Local Government, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief
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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: Lamar Alexander, Republican Party, Environmental Politics, John McCain, Government Health Care
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SCLA soft drink plant workers stay non-union
Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.Dr Pepper Snapple Group employees at the Southern California Logistics Airport voted against union representation last week, according to the Los Angeles regional office for the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB regional office told the Daily...Tags: Employees, Politics, Elections, Career and Workplace, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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BRIEF: Police say business front for gambling
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Police on Tuesday raided Computer Crazy, a business in the 1200 block of West 11th Street, and confiscated computers and other equipment they say was part of an illegal gambling operation. Several illegal gambling operations have been shut down in San...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Career and Workplace, Casino and Gambling Industry
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