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Committee will review city's pension obligations
The Costa Mesa City Council approved the creation of a committee earlier this week tasked with overseeing the city's looming pension obligations. The unanimous decision, with Councilwoman Wendy Leece absent, came not without its doubts, however, on a...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Tom Hatch, Interior Policy, Employees
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New police chief sought in Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove officials are conducting a nationwide search for a new police chief to replace 36-year veteran Chief Steven Balinski, who retires Tuesday. Heidi Voorhees, president and owner of Voorhees & Associates of Deerfield, is conducting the...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Lake County (Illinois), Career and Workplace
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Downers Grove OKs new contract for police dispatchers
Dispatchers for the Downers Grove Police Department have a new contract that will provide raises over the next three years. The village council signed off on the contract with Village Operation Center operators during its March 19 meeting. The operators...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Illinois General Assembly, Career and Workplace
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Tough laws, reduced ranks: What's next for unions?
From a sprawling United Auto Workers hall outside Detroit, John Zimmick has seen factories close and grown men cry when their jobs disappear. Through all the economic uncertainties of life in auto country, there has been one constant: the union. In...
Tags: Unemployment, Elections, Companies and Corporations, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Pennsylvania
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Obama court pick withdraws, thwarted by Republicans in Senate
WASHINGTON—Former New York state attorney Caitlin Halligan, President Obama’s choice for the U.S. Court of Appeals here, withdrew her name Friday, defeated by the Republican minority in the Senate. Halligan’s withdrawal is the latest...
Tags: Washington, DC, George W. Bush, Labor Legislation, Elections, Justice System
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Farm labor shortage looms as young workers steer clear of agriculture
SELMA, Calif. - Vicente Contreras is 70 years old - and "no mas," he insists with a smile - and he says he is still fit and hearty enough to perform the hard labor of California's farm fields. Contreras concedes his knees hurt when he climbs ladders...Tags: Migration, Politics, Ronald Reagan, Mexico, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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State seeks own plan to curb valley fever outbreak in prisons
This post has been updated. See below for details.This post has been updated. See the note below for details. California corrections officials are seeking help from other state agencies before moving on recommendations to divert large numbers of inmates from valley fever-stricken prisons. “...Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Coccidioidomycosis , Health and Safety at Work
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Jay Leno insulting his NBC bosses is kind of insulting
L.A. NOWOne thing you can say for Jay Leno, his chin isn’t his only huge physical attribute. You gotta be impressed by a guy whose paycheck is in the several-kajillion-dollar range and can nevertheless stand on a stage in front of...... -
Is Prime Healthcare settling scores with union?
In recent years, Prime Healthcare has built a reputation as a take-no-prisoners company willing to run roughshod over patients and employees alike in its quest for profits — $283 million on revenue of $1.6 billion in 2010, according to a financial...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Labor Disputes, U.S. Department of Justice
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From pride to disillusionment: a black leader sours on Obama
I can hear 'em now. "He's a good guy"; "He's a family man"; "He'll govern like a moderate"; "It will be so good for the country"; "He's post-partisan." That the election of a mixed-race candidate for president sent positive messages about America around...
Tags: Joe Biden, Unemployment, Elections, Labor Disputes, U.S. Department of State
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Safety program shown to reduce child deaths and injuries on U.S. farms
FORT COLLINS, Colo.-An independent five-year review by members of the National Academies of Science has given the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program (AgFF) the highest score for...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Science and Technology, Health and Safety at Work, Natural Resource Industry, Diseases and Illnesses
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Top House lawmaker questions validity of consumer bureau funding
WASHINGTON -- A top House lawmaker is questioning the validity of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding, arguing that a recent court decision invalidating some of President Obama's recess appointments could make it unlawful for the agency's...
Tags: Washington, DC, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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