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Harford Fire, EMS Foundation says new firefighter union demanded it fire 20 employees
Harford County's fire and EMS union has written a letter demanding the county's Volunteer Fire and EMS Foundation fire 20 employees because they refused to join the union, according to the foundation. The foundation responded with a letter of its own,...Tags: Justice System, Fires, International Association of Fire Fighters, Lawyers
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Unions do their business on taxpayers' dime
It's the old "fair share" argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual. The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains on behalf of K-12 teachers throughout Maryland, wants to force all teachers — members or not &#...Tags: Executive Branch, Baltimore County, Teaching and Learning, Martin O'Malley, Garrett County
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Fair Share will make school systems better
It's unfortunate that reality and Trey Kovacs' recent commentary ("Unions business on taxpayers' dime," April 19) seem to bear little relation to one another. As the president of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County, I can say that he's way off on...Tags: U.S. Congress, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Reenactment returns Civil War to Laurel
Nowadays, Main Street in Laurel may seem quaint. But nearly 150 years ago, during the Civil War, it was a bustling encampment for hundreds of Union soldiers tasked with protecting the Union's only rail line to Washington. On Saturday, April 13, some...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, American Legion, Sociology, Historic Reenactments, Culture
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Police union says Baltimore County ignoring court's reimbursement ruling
The Baltimore County police union says county officials have ignored a ruling by the state's highest court to reimburse some 400 retired Police Department employees for overpaid insurance premiums. A Maryland Court of Appeals decision in November...
Tags: Baltimore County, Health and Safety at Work, Health Insurance
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Unions focus organizing efforts on service sector workplaces
After spending three decades at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Kevin Hux eagerly joined efforts this past year to unionize his workplace. "I joined this union to have some kind of voice and be protected," said Hux, 55, who started in housekeeping shortly...
Tags: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Casino and Gambling, Work Relations, Tourism and Leisure, Elections
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Mayor, fire unions fight over plan to force 24-hour shifts
The Rawlings-Blake administration and Baltimore's fire unions are battling over the city's proposal to require firefighters to work longer hours — 24 hours straight, every three days. The mayor says the move — which mirrors staffing trends in...
Tags: Voting, Baltimore County, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Fires, Fatigue
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Ernest B. Crofoot, labor organizer
Ernest B. Crofoot, a former labor organizer who later headed Council 67 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, died Friday of complications from cancer at his Annapolis home. He was 88.
"Ernie was one hell of a trade...Tags: Executive Branch, World War II (1939-1945), United Auto Workers, Health and Safety at Work, Christianity
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Civil War sailors laid to rest, 151 years later
Eleven years ago, Navy Capt. Barbara "Bobbie" Scholley dived more than 230 feet into the ocean to help bring back the past: two sailors killed when their Civil War battleship sank in 1862. On Friday, the Annapolis woman joined the crew members'...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hampton Roads, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry
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Harford school board reaches tentative contract deal with teachers
Harford County Public Schools announced Thursday the county school board has reached a tentative contract agreement for next school year with the county's teachers union, the Harford County Education Association. Though the school system did not...Tags: Public Schools, Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Schools, Teachers
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Recycling old and failed ideas
President Barack Obama's approach to so-called "climate change" appears to include recycling old ideas. In his State of the Union address, the president recycled the idea of spending more on education, though we are still getting unsatisfactory...
Tags: State of the Union Address, U.S. Congress, National Government, Marco Rubio, Health Insurance
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Operation Hubris
One of the great things about American politics is its capacity for punishing hubris. For the ancient Greeks, hubris didn't merely describe god-like arrogance. It was a crime, usually defined as taking too much pleasure in the humiliation of your foes....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Parties and Movements, Interior Policy, Culture, Elections
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