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Port strike averted as union, management resolve sticking point
A weekend strike by dockworkers from Maine to Texas was averted Friday after union and management negotiators settled a major sticking point and extended the contract deadline until Feb. 6 to hammer out the rest of a long-term deal. The announcement came...
Tags: National Retail Federation, Dundalk, Port of Baltimore, Martin O'Malley, Medical Procedures and Tests
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RG Steel's creditors want Rennert to pay over $238 million
Bankrupt RG Steel's unsecured creditors are seeking permission to sue Ira Rennert — the billionaire who created the company to buy Sparrows Point — for allegedly worsening the steel mill owner's financial situation in order to improve his own....
Tags: Laws, Bankruptcy, Trials, Finance, United Steelworkers
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Eagle Archive: County birthday event notes family divided by Civil War
The Historical Society of Carroll County will mark its annual celebration of the founding of Carroll County Saturday, Jan. 19, with a presentation on the letters and documents which shed additional light on the divided loyalties of the Shriver family...
Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Book, Slavery, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Sparrows Point workers hear union account of their steel mill's death
Several hundred former Sparrows Point workers gathering late Monday afternoon for details of their steel mill's demise heard from union leaders that at least two groups had wanted to restart the plant but weren't given the chance. Joe Rosel, president of...
Tags: Dundalk, Bankruptcy, Auction Service, Unemployment Benefits, United Steelworkers
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City school credit, procurement cards show culture of spending
Despite tightening school budgets and a perpetual rallying cry for more funding, Baltimore school administrators spent roughly $500,000 during the past year and a half on expenses such as a $7,300 office retreat at a downtown hotel, $300-per-night stays...Tags: Corporate Officers, Maryland Public Information Act, Credit and Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Restaurants
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RG Steel gets judge's OK for $767,000 in bonuses, stipends
A federal bankruptcy judge approved RG Steel's $767,000 "retention" plan for 21 employees Tuesday over the sharp objections of the United Steelworkers. The payments, approved by Judge Kevin J. Carey in Wilmington, include stipends for health insurance...Tags: Bankruptcy, Judges, United Steelworkers, Kevin J. Carey, Health and Safety at Work
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School board approves Race to the Top grant, but teachers union refuses support
The Howard County Board of Education Wednesday approved an application to apply for up to $30 million in grant money, but the application for the federal funds lacks the required support of the teachers' union. By a vote of 5-2, the board approved...Tags: Renee Foose, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, School Examinations
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Samuel Cook
Samuel Cook, a colorful and nationally known expert in labor law who had headed the labor department at Venable, Baetjer and Howard — now Venable LLP — died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at Keswick Multi-Care Center.
He was 91.
"Sam...Tags: Elections, Labor Legislation, Laws, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida)
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City Fire Department implements new social media policy
The Baltimore Fire Department has implemented a strict new social media policy outlining what firefighters can post on Twitter, Facebook and personal blogs — drawing criticism that the department is trampling on First Amendment rights. Under the...
Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Labor Legislation, Annapolis, Anthony W. Batts, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Baltimore Co. AFSCME members rally against Kamenetz
A Baltimore County union representing about 800 public employees filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the county Thursday, asking for an independent investigation after working for five months without a contract. Members of Local 921 of...
Tags: Labor Legislation, AFSCME, Layoffs and Downsizing, Kevin Kamenetz, Employees
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United Steelworkers union objects to RG Steel pay plan
The United Steelworkers called a request by RG Steel to pay 21 of its remaining employees $767,000 in bonuses and health-insurance stipends "an inappropriate, unfair and outrageous effort." The complaint, sent to members of the union Friday, came a day...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Auction Service, Health and Safety at Work, Financially Distressed Companies, Companies and Corporations
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Ballinger believes fiscal responsibility is the difference
This is one in a series of articles profiling the six candidates running for the Board of Education. A drive to better his community and a passion for education prompted Ellicott City resident Bob Ballinger to once again toss his name into the ring for a...
Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Budgets and Budgeting, Ellicott City
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