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Strike planned at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tribune reporterA union that represents 775 staff members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign plans to start a three-day strike on Monday. Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 73, whose duties include food service and custodial work,...Tags: Employees, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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Union sends strike notice to Motion Picture & Television Fund
The union representing healthcare workers at the Motion Picture & Television Fund has informed the charity that it intends to stage a three-day strike. SEIU-UHW, which represents about 500 nursing staff members and other workers at the Woodland Hills-...
Tags: Employees, Politics, Movies, Long Term Care, Unions
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Teachers union to vote on aggressive stand against Deasy policies
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles teachers union has scheduled an April vote for an initiative that would, if passed, call for a more aggressive posture against the leadership of the L.A. Unified School District. The goal is to get a majority of...... -
"Atlas Shrugged" evil alive and well
John Galt, the evil genius of Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged," is "alive and well" roaming the halls of Congress. A figment of Rand's imagination, Galt continues to do serious damage through any number of assorted tea party/GOP extremists,...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Ayn Rand, Philosophy
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HealthBridge Files For Bankruptcy Protection
The Hartford CourantFive Connecticut nursing homes which are run by HealthBridge Management have filed for bankruptcy protection. Those five homes employ workers represented by the Service Employees International Union, and the company's goal in filing for bankruptcy is to...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Stamford, Southbury
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Employees Return To HealthBridge Nursing Homes After 8-Month Strike
The Hartford CourantMore than 600 workers at five HealthBridge nursing homes returned to work Sunday, eight months after they went on strike over pensions and health care costs. "It was OK … it was business as normal," Nicole Rattigan, who had been on strike since...Tags: Nursing, Politics, Bankruptcy, Long Term Care, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ports of L.A., Long Beach warn of delays if sequestration occurs
Operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may slow if automatic spending cuts go into effect Friday, port officials said, as fewer U.S. customs officers would delay the flow of international cargo through the massive sea ports. Officials...
Tags: Government Debt, U.S. Congress, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Anheuser-Busch
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West Chicago teachers end strike
Tribune reporterWest Chicago elementary teachers are back in the classrooms this morning after nearly 12 hours of negotiations produced a tentative contract. Talks began at 1 p.m. Wednesday and the deal was reached around 12:30 a.m., officials said “Well, the...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Chicago Teachers Strike
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Vista Latina: El Centro resident figured prominently in farm worker union's rise, fall
Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, Copy EditorWith a mix of pride and sorrow, Mario Bustamante recalls that day at the United Farm Workers convention in September 1981. Concerned that an emergency resolution would strip union delegates of their vote and further consolidate the executive board’...Tags: Lettuce, Holiday Vacations, Unions, Career and Workplace, Authors
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Bittersweet question: Is Hostess management or union getting just deserts?
With all the sugar-frosted eulogies for Twinkies, Ho Hos, Wonder Bread and other foodstuffs from Hostess Brands, one might forget that about 18,000 jobs hung on the fate of the bankrupt company. Sorry, Mom. Guess we're still filling up on snacks and...Tags: Bankruptcy, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Department of Justice, Breads, Labor Legislation
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Greece orders striking seamen back to work
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ATHENS — Greece’s embattled ruling coalition Wednesday forced striking seamen to return to work and restore suspended ferry services to dozens of Greek islands that have been cut off from the mainland, leading to food and medical shortages....Tags: Antonis Samaras, Syriza, National Government, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Elementary school teachers strike in West Chicago
Teachers in West Chicago's elementary school district went on strike Monday after contract talks with administrators broke down over the weekend. In a message on its website, School District 33 said negotiators representing the teachers union had...
Tags: Health Insurance, Teachers, Health Insurance Cost, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace
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