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Editorials from Wisconsin newspapers
DO NOT LIMIT POLITICAL SPEECHFor advocates of free speech -- and that ought to include all Americans -- the day politicians decided it was a good idea to regulate paid messages around elections should be draped in black on the calendar. The argument is always that these ads can...Tags: Biotechnology, Sexual Assault, Medical Services, Economic Policy, Health and Safety at School
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Howe Developmental Center expected to close, union officials say
Chicago Tribune reporterState officials are expected to announce Friday plans to close the beleaguered Howe Developmental Center for disabled adults in Tinley Park and the Tinley Park Mental Health Center, union officials and disabled-care advocates said. The Illinois...Tags: Health Treatments, Tinley Park, Illnesses, Medical Services, Mental Illness
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SEIU, beset by spending scandal, places a senior manager on leave
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Service Employees International Union announced Thursday that it had placed a senior manager at its biggest California local on leave and that two lower-ranking staffers had lost their jobs, because of allegations that other employees were...Tags: William Morris, Telecommunication Service, Government, Employees, National Government
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Boeing, union in 48-hour contract overtime talks
Associated Press WriterRepresentatives from Boeing Co. and the machinists union met with a federal mediator Thursday as the clock ticked on an unusual two-day contract extension after union production workers soundly rejected a contract offer and voted to strike. Members of...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Government, Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Virginia), Employees, Hotels and Accommodations
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American may cut 469 jobs, most at O'Hare
Associated PressAmerican Airlines has notified 469 employees -- a majority of whom work at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport -- that they may lose their jobs in November as the airline continues to cut back on flights. A total of 353 workers at O'Hare received...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., O'Hare, Retirement, Employees, O'Hare International Airport
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AFL-CIO endorses most NY Legislature incumbents
The powerful AFL-CIO labor organization is endorsing a slate of New York Assembly and Senate candidates, most of them incumbents in the majority parties. The union _ which represents 2.5 million New Yorkers _ is endorsing many Republican senators,...Tags: Local Authority, Sheldon Silver, Long Island
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Janitors at Nova win Labor Board hearing
Staff ReportThe National Labor Relations Board has set a hearing to determine if Nova Southeastern University treated contracted janitors unfairly. The hearing is set for 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at the National Labor Relations Hearing Board Room of the Federal Building,...Tags: Unico Incorporated , Work Relations, Employees, Nova Southeastern University
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Union official: Lear closing Ohio plant
A union official says auto parts maker Lear Corp. has told employees in Zanesville that the company will shut down its plant in the eastern Ohio city next year. President Mark Chema (CHEH'-muh) of the International Association of Machinists and...Tags: Gardening, Employees
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California Legislature enacts no major healthcare overhaul but OKs some key changes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCalifornia lawmakers acted to curb some of the most extreme practices of the state's healthcare industry this session, even as they failed to fix some of its most widespread problems, such as high costs and uneven quality. The Legislature's two-year...Tags: Health Treatments, Government Health Care, Medical Services, Insurance, Employees
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Republic's smaller jets to serve Midwest routes
Midwest Airlines is arranging for Republic Airways to provide some of its service on a dozen smaller jets, resulting in more "temporary furloughs" that now number in the hundreds of Midwest personnel, the company announced. Jan Schnedorf, chairman of...Tags: Transportation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Boeing Co., Republic Airways Holdings Incorporated
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LETTERS
Unions bind 'tough' bosses I don't get it. The Suffolk County Legislature is not backing the reappointment of Department of Social Services Commissioner Janet DeMarzo, because she is a "harsh boss" [Spin Cycle, Sept. 1]. As a veteran civil servant, I...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Health Organizations, Employees, Miller Place, Hofstra University
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Experts: IRA Is Disappearing In Ireland
Associated PressThe Irish Republican Army is fading away in Northern Ireland and poses no security threat to the British territory, international experts concluded Wednesday in another landmark for peacemaking. The governments of Britain and Ireland heralded the...Tags: Christianity, Armed Forces, Defense, Central Intelligence Agency, Personal Finance
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