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Protesters campaign to oust government
BANGKOK, Thailand Protesters in Thailand ratcheted up their campaign to oust the government yesterday, broadening their occupation to stop trains and block provincial airports, as well as waging an unsuccessful attack on police headquarters. Police...Tags: Demonstration, Government
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Puerto Rico: English daily paper closes
The San Juan Star, Puerto Rico's Pulitzer Prize-winning English-language newspaper, closed Friday, the owner said. He blamed the union for not agreeing to benefit cuts and layoffs to offset declining revenue. The Star, a daily that has operated for...Tags: Puerto Rico, William Kennedy, Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine, Awards and Prizes
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Retired NYPD cop charged in 'Bling Bandit' heists
matthew.chayes@newsNone of his former colleagues in the New York City Police Department can quite believe that Athelston Kelson, the man picked out of a lineup as the "Bling Bandit," is the same hero ex-cop who was awarded the Purple Heart for Vietnam War service before...Tags: Cancer, Raymond W. Kelly, Randallstown, Court Administration, St. Albans
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Airliners Have Close Call Over The Caribbean
Two airliners were one minute from colliding when at least one of the planes turned away from the other over the Caribbean this week, federal authorities said Friday. One of the planes departed from New York's Kennedy International Airport. The...Tags: Puerto Rico, Air Transportation, Air and Space Accidents, Emergency Planning, Transportation Industry
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Boeing union pushes for strike
From Chicago Tribune news servicesBoeing Co.'s largest union urged members to reject the planemaker's contract offer next week and walk off the job in a strike that would shut down production and may further delay the 787 Dreamliner. The International Association of Machinists and...Tags: Work Relations, Strikes, Contracts, Boeing Co., Petroleum Industry
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Thai protesters halt trains, hinder planes
The New York TimesProtesters in Thailand ratcheted up their campaign to oust the government Friday, broadening their occupation to stop trains and block provincial airports. The demonstrators also attacked police headquarters in Bangkok, but the assault failed. Police...Tags: Demonstration, Prosecution, Government, Coup d'Etat
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Firefighters would receive a 1 percent raise, if contract is approved
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe firefighters union is incensed the city's latest contract offer doesn't include the right to appeal disciplinary actions to an independent arbiter. "Every firefighter has the right to due process to dispute whether the discipline he or she was handed...Tags: Trials, Delray Beach, Fires, Arbitration, Labor Legislation
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Boeing Machinists Strike Possible
Associated PressLeaders of Boeing Co.'s Machinists union called for a strike Friday after deciding that a proposed labor contract the aerospace company called its "best and final" offer wasn't good enough. They urged members to reject the offer in an upcoming vote....Tags: Wages and Pensions, Strikes, Contracts, Scott Hamilton, Collective Contract
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Ill. spent millions securing prison set to close
Associated Press WriterIllinois spent more than $17 million in the late 1990s and early part of this decade turning the Pontiac prison the governor plans to close into a specialized lockup to keep hundreds of the state's most violent and destructive prisoners away from other...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Joliet, Regional Authority, Government, State Budgets
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Soft economy speeds newspaper decline, job cuts
AP Internet WriterThe newspaper industry's downward spiral is accelerating as the weak U.S. economy depresses already-tumbling advertising revenue and forces more rounds of job cuts and other trims. The developments of recent weeks come in a season when newspapers...Tags: Tribune Co., Mass Media, Marketing, Chicago Sun-Times, Newspapers
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Machinists union leaders call for Boeing strike
Associated Press WriterLeaders of Boeing Co.'s Machinists union called Friday for a strike after rejecting the aerospace giant's "best and final" contract offer. They urged union members to reject the offer in a vote set for Wednesday. The Chicago-based company hoped the...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Wages and Pensions, Strikes, Scott Hamilton, Boeing Co.
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Sermons to tackle labor issues
Chicago Tribune reporterConnecting his Jewish faith with his support for workers' rights, Ted Smukler sees the beginnings of the labor movement in the Old Testament. "I see Shabbat, the commandment that God gave to rest on the seventh day, as really the first reported history...Tags: Judaism, Public Holidays, Migration, Religious Leaders, Lakeview
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