… the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees voted 59 percent to 41 percent to OK the concessions. Under the plan, AFSCME workers will take five unpaid days off and give up about $75 a month in retirement contributions.
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Iowa’s largest state worker union is set to announce whether members will make $26 million in concessions in exchange for a promise of no immediate layoffs for hundreds of employees. Danny Homan, a leader with the American Federation of State, County …
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I have read The Eagle-Tribune’s article on the potential forthcoming layoff of Peter Blanchette to make room for Greg Arvanitis, in the Inspectional Services Department at Lawrence City Hall. I am the immediate neighbor of Mr. Blanchette and have …
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The newcomers won’t have to worry about walking in the door and having to lay off hourly workers. “We’re still financial healthy as get-out,” Shreve said, referring to the village getting major tax revenue as home of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. “
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The unemployment in Trumbull County is around 13.5 percent, slightly higher than Ashtabula County. For a week or so, Jason Halverson was included in the numerator used to calculate that percentage. A GM Lordstown employee, Halverson was on layoff for …
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Because effectively immediately Michael Bloomberg is declaring that students’ test scores will be used to grade your effectiveness. He will effective at once tie your tenure to those scores. Doesn’t matter what the union says or does…most of them …
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PRESIDENT Obama has little interest in, understanding of, or affection for free markets, so he fails to understand that the fundamental relationship between government and the economy is that of parasite to host. Some functions of government are …
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Bombardier Inc. made another round of layoffs Thursday, cutting 715 employees at its Montreal aerospace facilities as the company was forced to pull back its CRJ aircraft production rate. The layoffs will begin in January 2010 and spread through the …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy is not growing as fast as the government first thought and the recovery still faces significant obstacles, including households nervous about spending and rising unemployment. Economists expect new reports Wednesday to …
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(WXYZ) - He’s become known as the Ticket Man. Now this traffic officer has pulled over an ambulance – with a patient inside. And his boss says he’s an embarrassment to his city. It’s not a sight you see everyday. A cop pulling over an …
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