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NHL rejects players' latest offer
NEW YORK -- Instead of closing in on a deal, the NHL and the players’ association are further apart than ever before. Union executive director Donald Fehr began the first of his two news conferences Thursday night by proclaiming he believed...Tags: Sidney Crosby, Labor Disputes, Career and Workplace, Winnipeg Jets, Gary Bettman
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Port strike numbers are out to sea
Big, round numbers always get people's attention. Numbers such as $1 billion, which has been bandied about as the economic loss per day nationally from the eight-day strike that shut down most of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. That figure...Tags: Lobbying, Career and Workplace, Panama, Healthcare Contract Issues, Barack Obama
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Federal mediation in port strike agreed upon by both sides
Both sides in the strike that has crippled the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have agreed to federal mediation, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Tuesday at a news conference. Villaraigosa said the agreement was an encouraging sign and could...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Antonio Villaraigosa, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Shipping Service
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Iranian human rights attorney drops hunger strike
TEHRAN -- Jailed Iranian human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh has halted her hunger strike after the Iranian judiciary agreed to drop a travel ban against her daughter, her husband said Tuesday. Sotoudeh had endured nearly seven weeks without food,...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes, United Nations, Justice System
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Port strike: Let's make a deal
About 800 clerical workers based at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports find themselves in a position to wreak havoc on the economy of Southern California. Members of a local unit of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, they have gone on...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Antonio Villaraigosa, Shipping Service, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Unions
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Letters: Little sympathy for port strikers
Re "L.A. mayor seeks end to strike at ports," Dec. 3, and "Losses grow in port strike," Dec. 1 With the total compensation of "some of the highest-paid clerical workers in the U.S." currently at $165,000 a year, and an offer of $195,000 (and 11 weeks...Tags: Career and Workplace, Los Angeles International Airport, Employees
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Iranian lawmakers to gauge health of jailed human rights attorney
TEHRAN -- As imprisoned human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh pressed on with her hunger strike, Iranian lawmakers said they would visit her in Evin Prison to gauge her health. Sotoudeh is serving a six-year sentence in the Tehran prison after being...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Port-strike talks continue even on Sunday, but stalemate goes on
At least they are talking, even on Sunday. Labor contract negotiations are set to resume today in the now six-day-old strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Talks had continued past 9 p.m. Saturday night. The strike, by the 800-member...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Employment
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And the 2012 Silver medal for prophecy goes to ...
One year ago, I didn't predict that a book about predictions, "The Signal and the Noise," would be one of the top-selling nonfiction titles of 2012 or that its author, former Chicagoan Nate Silver, would become a cultural icon whose name is synonymous...Tags: Authors, Amazon Kindle, Career and Workplace, Same-Sex Marriage, Debbie Halvorson
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Newington Nursing Home Workers To Hold Rally At Picket Line
The Hartford CourantNewington nursing-home workers who have been on strike almost six months are holding a rally at their picket line Saturday. The event, to thank supporters and members of the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 of the Service Employees...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace, Medical Specialization, Nursing Homes, Stamford
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Md. loses 3,100 jobs in November, Labor Department says
Maryland's economy shed 3,100 jobs in November, the latest U-turn in a bumpy year overshadowed by the fast-approaching "fiscal cliff," according to federal data released Friday. The U.S. Department of Labor also sharply revised downward its estimate...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Consumer Confidence, Towson, Barack Obama
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Port labor talks shift into higher gear, but strike continues
In a potentially hopeful sign, contract talks in the now 5-day-old strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach went all night Friday and into early Saturday morning. "Representatives of the harbor employers and [union] leadership have resumed...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Employment
Dec 6, 2012
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Dec 5, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Dec 4, 2012
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Dec 3, 2012
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Dec 2, 2012
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Dec 30, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 21, 2012
|Story| Hartford Courant
Dec 21, 2012
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Dec 1, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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