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Oriole Park cleaners vote to unionize
Sun reporterThe workers who clean Oriole Park at Camden Yards - and who fought a successful campaign last year for higher wages - have voted to unionize, AFSCME Maryland said yesterday. The union, the state affiliate of the American Federation of State, County and...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Unions, Collective Contract, Wages and Pensions, Labor Legislation
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Harmony watchword at concerts
Sun ReporterEver wonder what goes into preparing security for a big show at Merriweather Post Pavilion? According to police and fire officials, it takes a good four to six weeks of coordination and teamwork to make a show safe and successful. For several years, the...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Fires, Health Treatments, Telecommunication Equipment, Heroes
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Wage rage
An increase in the federal minimum wage to $6.55 an hour took effect yesterday, and unlike last year's increase - the first one at the federal level in 11 years - this one affects Maryland workers (the state minimum wage is $6.15). Bloggers had plenty...Tags: Small Businesses, Wages and Pensions, Labor Legislation, George Miller, House
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Port workers to have to start carrying ID card
The Virginia Port Authority's top security official says Hampton Roads' mariners and port workers will likely have to start using a new federal port ID card in either December or January. Ed Merkle, the authority's port security director, expects the...Tags: Local Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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Newsom helps S.F. re-boot
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersTreat your I.T. workers well. Listen to their concerns. Encourage their creativity. But set up good checks to make sure they can't hijack your system. That may be the lesson in the wake of the 10-day standoff here between a computer network expert and...Tags: Internet, Lawyers, Public Officials, Networking, Regional Authority
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Hispanic Chamber's insurance
Of The Morning CallLooking to deliver low-cost health coverage to its members and their employees, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of the Lehigh Valley announced Thursday a new partnership with Aetna, a health insurance company in Hartford, Conn. The Chamber said the...Tags: Private Health Care, Aetna Incorporated, Health Treatments, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Government Health Care
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15 million workers get minimum
Of The Associated PressQ: How many workers will be affected by this summer's Federal minimum wage increase? And which workers make minimum? A: The hourly Federal minimum wage increase from $5.85 to $6.55 Thursday, but few workers will see the extra 70 cents an hour in their...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Economic Policy, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Mount Dora City Hall saves water by Xeriscaping
Sentinel Staff WriterWhen it comes to saving water, city leaders say it's time to practice what they preach -- starting with the front lawn at City Hall. In the past few weeks, workers have been busy replacing the city's water-thirsty St. Augustine grass and landscaping on...Tags: St. Johns River Water Management District, Water Restrictions, Mount Dora, Energy Saving, Public Officials
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'Green' jobs expand Michigan worker retraining
Associated Press WriterWhen Joseph Houle lost his job at a Petoskey factory in late 2006, he decided to retrain to be a police officer. This month, he started working as a marine deputy with the Cheboygan County Sheriff's Department. The state's No Worker Left Behind program,...Tags: Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities, Retraining, Regional Authority, Government
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: ABROAD
A suspected Islamic militant threw a hand grenade at a group of migrant laborers in Indian Kashmir, killing a woman and her four children yesterday in one of two attacks that claimed a total of nine lives in the disputed Himalayan region. Separately,...Tags: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Belief and Faith, Grand Central Terminal, Punishment
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