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NHL, union reach tentative agreement
AP Sports WriterHockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice. With the season on the line, the NHL and the players’ association agreed on a tentative pact to end a 113-day lockout and save what was left of a...Tags: Gary Bettman, Ron Hainsey, Unions, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Supreme Court rejects corporate campaign spending limits
Associated PressThe Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed its 2-year-old decision allowing corporations to spend freely to influence elections. The justices struck down a Montana law limiting corporate campaign spending. By a 5-4 vote, the court’s conservative...Tags: Anthony Kennedy, John McCain, Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of the Press, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Two contractors who worked on Waynesboro high school sue district
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA judge will hear arguments on May 21 in a pair of lawsuits filed against the Waynesboro Area School District in which the plaintiffs are seeking almost $3.5 million in damages. Contractors who worked on the Waynesboro Area Senior High School...Tags: Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, Breach of Contract, Science and Technology, Trials
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Waynesboro Area School Board rejects fact-finders report
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comBy an 8-1 vote, the Waynesboro Area School Board rejected a fact-finder’s report that could have ended more than two years of stalled contract negotiations between the board and the Waynesboro Area Education Association. Bonnie Bachtell was the...Tags: Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Work Relations, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Release of fact-finding report in Pa. teacher contract dispute delayed
A fact-finding report issued in a contract dispute between the Waynesboro Area School Board and its teachers union was not made public Thursday as expected. A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry said the state’s labor...
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Fact-finder's report in Waynesboro teachers contract dispute released
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comA fact-finding report in the contract dispute between the Waynesboro Area School Board and its teachers union that was released Friday recommended teachers pay more for their medical coverage, while receiving a $1,200 pay increase for two of the three...Tags: Work Relations, Teaching and Learning, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Teachers, Career and Workplace
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day closings
Following is a list of closings in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. City of Hagerstown - City of Hagerstown offices are closed today. Emergency operations will remain open. - There will be no interruption of recycling and trash collection...Tags: Commuting, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Martin Luther King Jr., Labor Legislation, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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No new talks set on Waynesboro teachers contract impasse
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Waynesboro Area School District and its teachers’ union are entering their third year of contract negotiations, although neither side has plans to meet at the bargaining table soon. The two sides are at an impasse, which hinges on salaries...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Real Estate, Teachers, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning
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Rallies mark second anniversary of Supreme Court decision against Federal Election Commission
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comAbout 40 people rallied outside the federal courthouse in Martinsburg Friday to protest a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opponents claim is allowing corporations to dangerously infiltrate the political process. The rally was similar to another one...Tags: Democratic Party, Federal Election Commission, Crime, Law and Justice, Dick Cheney, National Government
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Communications workers picket Verizon facility in Hagerstown
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comVerizon employees in Hagerstown joined thousands of striking workers Monday in Verizon Communication Inc.’s landline division to picket at the company’s work locations from Massachusetts to Virginia, a union official said. The sidewalk...Tags: New Jersey, Washington, DC, Health Insurance Cost, Unions, Medical Services
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Art Callaham: Are we there yet? Let's hope not
I know I've been a bit preachy over the last month or so — columns about voting, heroes, tenacity, courage and such — all because I'm worried. I'm worried about our nation. Why? First we have a president and a congress that can't seem to...Tags: Democratic Party, Freedom of the Press, Voting, American Civil War (1861-1865), Labor Legislation
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Mail Call - June 23
“Does anyone know of a place that recycles or shreds tires? Or maybe someone that will pick them up. We would appreciate it if you left a message on Mail Call.” — Boonsboro “I am always outraged by violence, whether it be...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), New Jersey, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Executive Branch
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