Detroit Free Press -
Private sector unions add members in state and U.S. as jobs return
nearly 14.8 million members in 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The increase comes after unions lost nearly 1.4 million members over the previous two years. In Michigan, union membership grew to 17.5% of the workforce in 2011, up from 16.5% in 2010...
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San Francisco Chronicle -
Sports names: Dany Heatley, John Calipari
(01-27) 21:25 PST -- Dany Heatley The former Sharks winger is being taken to arbitration over a bonus he received just before being traded from Ottawa to San Jose, and if he loses, the Sharks could be on the hook for $4 million, according to...
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Los Angeles Times -
San Fernando's acting chief personally asked for ticket's dismissal
and the officer disagreed about the issue and he was seeking to resolve it. An official with the police union said Eley took the action to seek the dismissal after consulting with the city manager and city attorney's office. In an email, the congressional aide said, "When I...
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Town Hall -
Screen Actors Guild votes to approve merger plan Yesterday APNews
on the package. If approved, a referendum will be sent out for a vote by members of both unions in the coming weeks. The merger plan comes after two years of negotiations between the groups to join forces in a bid to gain more leverage in contract negotiations. The...
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Washington Post -
Screen Actors Guild OKs plan to merge with American Federation of Television, Radio Artists
on the package. If approved, a referendum will be sent out for a vote by members of both unions in the coming weeks.The merger plan comes after two years of negotiations between the groups to join forces in a bid to gain more leverage in contract negotiations.The...
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Town Hall -
Union membership slipped further as attacks came in 2011
picture was more mixed, the BLS said. In Indiana, which is poised to enact a right-to-work law banning unions from collecting mandatory dues from workers, union representation actually grew last year, the BLS said. In 2011, 333,000 workers in the state were represented by a union, up from...
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Seattle Times -
Screen Actors Guild votes to approve merger plan
on the package. If approved, a referendum will be sent out for a vote by members of both unions in the coming weeks. The merger plan comes after two years of negotiations between the groups to join forces in a bid to gain more leverage in contract negotiations. The...
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Town Hall -
Union membership slipped further as attacks came in 2011 11:13 pm Reuters
picture was more mixed, the BLS said. In Indiana, which is poised to enact a right-to-work law banning unions from collecting mandatory dues from workers, union representation actually grew last year, the BLS said. In 2011, 333,000 workers in the state were represented by a union, up from...
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Los Angeles Times -
Union membership grew nationally in 2011
years old accounted for almost a third of the new jobs, the country's biggest labor federation, the AFL-CIO, reported Friday. "Good union jobs are beginning to come back," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, "despite an unprecedented volley of partisan political attacks on workers' rights and the...
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New York Times -
Cuomo Defends Closed-Door Session With Executives and Lobbyists
last year as the associations finance chairman, also acknowledged their dual benefit. I think what a lot of unions, businesses and individuals see is governors are in an arena where they can make things happen in a relatively short period of time, he said in an interview. Sometimes the...
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Los Angeles Times -
Adult education on L.A. Unified's chopping block
failed... but the state insists on giving free education, food and healthcare to illegals?? Because the administrators and unions won't take less. Coaches often make 2 million a year now at UC colleges. ctress Demi Moore's home earlier this week. | Privacy Policy | | , 202 West...
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New York Times -
Details Emerge of Israeli Offer on 2-State Solution
including through possible prisoner releases and some transfer of authority over West Bank land. Catherine Ashton, the European Unions foreign policy chief, was in the region this week and said after meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders that she believed the talks could continue. President Abbas...
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Washington Post -
The time is right for a Fairfax charter school
of parental choices — simply didn’t apply here. Our schools rank among the best in the country. Unions don’t wield the kind of power they do in some urban districts. And historically, the Fairfax system accommodated the need for parent choice. Over the years, it wisely created...
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New York Times -
Israelis Say Settlements Must Be Part Of Israeli State
including through possible prisoner releases and some transfer of authority over West Bank land. Catherine Ashton, the European Unions foreign policy chief, was in the region this week and said after meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders that she believed the talks could continue. President Abbas...
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Washington Post -
Editorial Board: Charles Grassley crossed the line in attacking an Obama aide
with a recess appointment of the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and two members of the National Labor Relations Board. He and other critics argue that because the Senate was not in recess. Washington Post Editorials Editorials represent the views of as an institution, as determined...
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Washington Times -
GOP must stop infighting to beat Obama
illogical, we must accept that despite three-plus years of abject failure on the domestic and international fronts, President Obama has a better-than-average chance of re-election. Why? There are three important reasons. First, Hollywood types, labor unions, academics, environmental activists and guilt-ridden...
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Washington Post -
American Airlines’ Hiring of Bankruptcy Advisers Put on Hold
hire a group of legal and financial advisers for its bankruptcy was put on hold amid objections from unions and the U.S. government. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane in Manhattan today said he would approve retaining advisers including Rothschild Inc. and Perella Weinberg Partners LP only on...
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Washington Post -
Obama to the nation: Onward civilian soldiers
War is the health of the state. Hence Barack Obamas hymn: Onward civilian soldiers, marching as to war. Obama, an unfettered executive wielding a swollen state, began and ended his address by celebrating the armed forces. They are not consumed with personal ambition, they work together and focus on...
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San Francisco Chronicle -
Minister Raitt Congratulates Seaspan Marine Corporation and the ILWU
September 30, 2010. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service provides dispute resolution and dispute prevention assistance to trade unions and employers under the jurisdiction of the Canada Labour Code. This news release is available in alternative formats upon request. Contacts: Ashley Kelahear...
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San Francisco Chronicle -
Minister Raitt Congratulates CN and Teamsters Canada on New Agreement
Today, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, congratulated the Canadian National Railway Co. (CN) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference for successfully reaching a new collective agreement. "I am very pleased that CN and Teamsters Canada have reached a negotiated agreement without interruption...
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New York Times -
Cablevision Workers in Brooklyn Vote to Join Union
unionize, in what remains a largely union-free industry. Fewer than 4 percent of cable workers nationwide belong to unions, according to the Communication Workers. The unionizing drive faced , which started an internal Web site called "Why Union Free?" and required the workers to attend anti-union meetings...
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San Francisco Chronicle -
Richmond officer acquitted of punching suspect
lying about his use of force against a homeless man that year, then won his job back through arbitration. Stern said a juror in the trial had told him that members of the panel "were wondering why this case even went to trial." The prosecutor in the case...
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Charlotte Observer -
After 70 years, right-to-work impact still unclear
rage on, unresolved, as it has for 70 years. Since the 1940s, 22 states have passed laws barring unions from collecting mandatory fees from workers for labor representation. Supporters, mostly Republicans, insist the measure helps create a pro-business climate that attracts employers and increases jobs...
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New York Times -
SchoolBook: A Score Card for Changing Schools
schools are not required to have a teacher evaluation system in place. Instead, using a provision of the teachers union contract, the city could unilaterally replace half of a school’s teachers. City officials said they would leave in place those principals who had served two years or less...
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National Journal -
Sharon P. Robinson responded to Many, Many Choices on January 27, 2012 10:18 AM
staunchly opposed to school vouchers for private and parochial schools, an idea that is important to conservatives. Teachers unions and some community leaders worry that expanding charter schools will do nothing more than drain much-needed resources from the district-based school system. Is school choice...
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