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Here is the latest West Virginia news from The Associated Press
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is moving forward with plans to combat child hunger through its public schools. The new law aims to ensure all school children receive breakfast and lunch at school. It calls for county-based foundations...Tags: Elections, United States Census Bureau, Politics
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Retired teachers threaten to sue over pension changes
— Senate President John Cullerton says one good reason to support his pension reform plan is that the unions won't sue because they're in on the deal, but already a group of retired teachers is prepared to go to court if the proposal becomes law....
Tags: Elaine Nekritz, Teachers, Employees, Politics, Education
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South Dakota ranks low on worker safety
Thirty-one workers were killed in South Dakota in 2011, giving the state a worker fatality rate of 6.7 per 100,000 workers, according to an AFL-CIO report. That is one of the highest rates in the nation, according to the report. North Dakota, Wyoming,...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace
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Connecticut Among States With Lowest Proportion Of Worker Deaths
A new report from the AFL-CIO shows that Connecticut had the fourth lowest worker fatality rate in the U.S. in 2011, with just 2.2 deaths per every 100,000 workers. The national workplace death rate was 3.5 per 100,000. Connecticut had 37 workers die in... -
Zachi Telesha, a young 'superhero,' inspires a community
The Lehigh Valley just lost a superhero in Zachi Telesha. At the young age of 12 years and 6 months, Zachi left us for a better place. Having battled cancer for more than seven years, Zachi never lost his zest for life. Throughout the horrific battles...Tags: Allentown, St. Patrick's Day
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Senate leader counters with union-backed pension plan
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton on Monday rolled out his latest proposal aimed at fixing the state's heavily indebted pension system, striking a deal with unions just days after House Speaker Michael Madigan pushed through a plan that'...
Tags: Linda Holmes, AFSCME, Parties and Movements, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Politics
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Memorial service for workers today
SOUTH BEND -- The public is invited to a Workers Memorial Service at Howard Park today to honor those who lost their lives on the job this past year and those who fight to make workplaces safer and healthier. The service will be from 1 to 2 p.m. at...Tags: Indiana University South Bend, Employees, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Labor, immigration activists hold May Day rallies
DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the international workers holiday. About 200 community, labor and immigration...Tags: United Auto Workers, International Workers' Day, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Immigration
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May Day: Phoenix immigration rally includes workplace issues
PHOENIX — Brenda Juarez has been in this country so long that she doesn’t remember what Mexican state she was born in. She hopes she and her mother will be allowed to stay. The two women joined about 300 people at Arizona’s state...
Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Health Insurance Cost, Employees, Migration, Politics
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Labor, immigrant activists to unite in Phoenix May Day rallies
PHOENIX — Two groups that rarely see eye to eye — immigrants rights activists and labor organizers — are expected to join forces here Wednesday, marching a mile and a half from the state Capitol to join a picket at the Hyatt Regency...Tags: Activism, Politics, Employees, Migration, International Workers' Day
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Quetzal, Ozomatli, other bands back May 1 immigrant-rights march
Poets have been called the "unacknowledged legislators of the world." (A poet, naturally, coined the phrase.) On Wednesday, a cross-section of L.A. musical street poets and activists -- including members of the bands Ozomatli, Quetzal, La Santa Cecilia,...Tags: Entertainment, Human Rights, Music, Employees, Migration
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Frank Snyder: Gov. Corbett's pension math doesn't add up
As secretary-treasurer of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, it is my responsibility to ensure our funding derived from paychecks of rank-and-file workers serves their best interests. By extension, I feel the same responsibility to hold public officials...Tags: Executive Branch, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Employees, Politics
May 9, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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