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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran state legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Caņada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...Tags: Lung Cancer, Labor Legislation, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Career and Workplace, Ronald Reagan
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Sheriff Israel asks for $93.7 million more, 14% increase
UPDATED with information from BSO The first details of the new Broward County sheriff's budget have emerged: He's asking for a $93.7 million increase in spending, or 14 percent more than was approved last year. To put the number into context, it's...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Al Lamberti, Law Enforcement, Labor Legislation, Broward County
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City of San Francisco, worker unions protest Kaiser premium hike
SAN FRANCISCO — It's a trend many public employees can relate to: Health insurance premiums climb year after year, while at the bargaining table workers have agreed to kick in more for pensions, take salary cuts and sign on to furlough days. But...Tags: Public Employees, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Career and Workplace, Employment, Politics
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READER SUBMITTED: WFSB-TV Anchor Denise D'Ascenzo Urges Quinnipiac Graduates To Be Brave And Face Fears
HamdenBe brave and face your fears. That was part of the advice offered to Quinnipiac University graduates by Denise D'Ascenzo, weekday anchor of WFSB-TV, Channel 3's 5:30 and 6 p.m. newscasts. D'Ascenzo gave the keynote address at the 2013 Graduate...Tags: Graduation, New York City, Health and Safety at School, Students, Nursing
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...Tags: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Crime, Law and Justice, Public Employees, Financially Distressed Companies, National Government
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Some recession victims feel lucky to be working harder
arnoldp@herald-mail.comOne thing Ed Grimes hates about his current work schedule is trying to explain it to others. “It’s confusing,” he said. Since being laid off in 2009 after nearly four decades at Hagerstown’s Noland Company, the 61-year-old...Tags: Business, Services and Shopping, Religion and Belief, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Staff ratios under review
South Bend TribunePLYMOUTH -- Indiana Department of Child Services officials report that they found inadequate staffing levels for children at the psychiatric facility Michiana Behavioral Health on March 20, following up on issues raised by former employees about...Tags: Mental Health, Family, Nursing, Health, Corporate Officers
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Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Human Rights, Labor Legislation, Walmart, Tommy Hilfiger
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Correction: Retailers-Bangladesh story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about retailers' reactions to a proposal aimed at making garment factories safer in Bangladesh, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Gap wouldn't sign on unless it would be free of any legal liability....Tags: Carrefour S.A., Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Groceries, Marketing, Services and Shopping
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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. In May, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to...Tags: Japan, Potatoes, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Science and Technology, Allergies
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Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue
If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...
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Bangladesh and its workers
Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting all of its suppliers' facilities itself. Not that the retailing giant hasn't made real...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Walmart, Labor Legislation, Consumer Goods Industries, Career and Workplace
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