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    Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. State's health workers deserve protection from violence

    Workplace violence is a serious occupational hazard in hospitals and other health care facilities, a fact that has escaped an unsuspecting public. Nationally, nursing assistants employed by nursing homes have the highest incidence of workplace assault...

    Tags: Nursing, Nursing Homes, Social Sciences, Culture, Long Term Care

    2. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Fort Meade reaches agreement with union on furloughs

    Fort Meade announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with the union representing Department of Defense employees on how proposed civilian furloughs will be handled.
    Fort Meade announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with the union representing Department of Defense employees on how proposed civilian furloughs will be handled. Civilian employees face up to 22 days of furlough — about a 20 percent...

    Tags: Employees, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing

    3. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Obama picks Perez to lead U.S. Labor Department

    Senate Republicans criticized the nomination Monday of former state labor secretary Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, signaling the longtime civil rights lawyer will face a contentious confirmation over his approach to the law and his record on immigration.
    Senate Republicans criticized the nomination Monday of former state labor secretary Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, signaling the longtime civil rights lawyer will face a contentious confirmation over his approach to the law and...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Migration, David Vitter, Hilda Solis, George W. Bush

    4. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. 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.
    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: Roman Catholicism, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Tuberculosis, Government, Unions

    5. Mar 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Md. officials welcome talk of Perez as U.S. secretary of labor

    Hispanic and union leaders in Maryland applauded reports Sunday that Thomas E. Perez, a longtime civil rights attorney who led the state's labor department for two years, is poised to be nominated as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor as early as this week.
    Hispanic and union leaders in Maryland applauded reports Sunday that Thomas E. Perez, a longtime civil rights attorney who led the state's labor department for two years, is poised to be nominated as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor as early as...

    Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, George W. Bush, Lawyers

    6. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. If the GOP is doomed, why does it keep winning everything but the presidency?

    The Republicans are doomed. Conservatism is over. President Obama is conducting a mop-up operation at this point.
    The Republicans are doomed. Conservatism is over. President Obama is conducting a mop-up operation at this point. That's the basic consensus in places like New York City, Washington, D.C., and other citadels of blue America. And let's be fair,...

    Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Washington, DC, Scott Walker

    7. Feb 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. 'Wage theft' prevails in post-recession economy

    Behind the counter at a convenience store in Princess Anne, Elvira Orellana worked 72 hours a week, making sandwiches, cleaning the kitchen and ordering the ingredients to prepare oxtail, curry chicken and cheese steaks.
    Behind the counter at a convenience store in Princess Anne, Elvira Orellana worked 72 hours a week, making sandwiches, cleaning the kitchen and ordering the ingredients to prepare oxtail, curry chicken and cheese steaks. Her employer paid her $648 a week...

    Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Law Enforcement, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Finance, Judges

    8. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Brenda J. Clayburn, City Union of Baltimore president, dies

    Brenda J. Clayburn, a founder and later president of the City Union of Baltimore who was also a longtime city Police Department supervisor, died Sunday of undetermined causes at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 63.
    Brenda J. Clayburn, a founder and later president of the City Union of Baltimore who was also a longtime city Police Department supervisor, died Sunday of undetermined causes at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 63. "She had recently been sick, and...

    Tags: Work Relations, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Government, Baltimore Police Department, American Federation of Teachers

    9. Jan 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Campaign rules for federal employees get an update

    Even as<strong> </strong>Congress and the White House appeared to be at a standoff over the fiscal cliff last month, lawmakers and the president were able to agree on at least one thing: an update of the Hatch Act.
    Even as Congress and the White House appeared to be at a standoff over the fiscal cliff last month, lawmakers and the president were able to agree on at least one thing: an update of the Hatch Act. The 1939 law prohibits federal employees and certain...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Local Elections, Fiscal Cliff, Andrew Johnson, Government

    10. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 500 steelworkers turn out to receive United Way holiday meals

    For years, Jeff Mikula collected United Way donations from his fellow steelworkers at Sparrows Point. On Thursday, he &mdash; and 500 former co-workers from the now-closed plant &mdash; stood in line to receive them.
    For years, Jeff Mikula collected United Way donations from his fellow steelworkers at Sparrows Point. On Thursday, he — and 500 former co-workers from the now-closed plant — stood in line to receive them. The Dundalk man, who worked as an...

    Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Auction Service, Labor Markets, Unemployment Benefits, Unions

    11. Jan 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Term up for Social Security Administration's commissioner

    President Barack Obama is expected to soon nominate a new head of the Social Security Administration, replacing an incumbent appointed by his predecessor, George W. Bush, but the White House is mum on who should take the helm at the agency, which faces voluminous backlogs, potential insolvency and a raft of critics.
    President Barack Obama is expected to soon nominate a new head of the Social Security Administration, replacing an incumbent appointed by his predecessor, George W. Bush, but the White House is mum on who should take the helm at the agency, which faces...

    Tags: Maryland Department of Transportation, Barack Obama, Michael J. Astrue , George W. Bush, Social Security

    12. Nov 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Hyatt Regency hotel faces federal labor complaint

    Unite Here &#8212; a labor union trying to organize workers at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore &#8212; gathered outside the hotel Tuesday to publicize a federal agency's decision to take the company to trial over alleged unfair labor practices.
    Unite Here — a labor union trying to organize workers at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore — gathered outside the hotel Tuesday to publicize a federal agency's decision to take the company to trial over alleged unfair labor practices. The...

    Tags: Work Relations, NAACP, Baltimore Hotels, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Trials

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