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Disgraced labor lawyer charged in union ripoff schemeNew York PostBy JOSE MARTINEZ A disgraced labor lawyer was charged today with ripping off more than $211000 from a union that represents thousands of New York State Thruway Authority workers. Kevin Clor, formerly a big within the Thruway Employees Local 72, ...and more » |
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Agreement Said to Be Closer on Off-Season HGH TestsNew York TimesThe NFL and the players union ? deadlocked during the regular season over the implementation of blood testing for human growth hormone ? have made progress in discussions over the last few weeks, creating the possibility that testing of players will ...and more » |
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Growing support bolsters ILWU fight against EGTThe MilitantIncreased publicity and growing labor solidarity have strengthened the union's battle against the eight-month lockout. In a victory for the ILWU, eight more members of Local 21 have been cleared of frame-up charges arising out of the union's ongoing ...and more » |
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Brooklyn Cablevision Workers Vote for UnionMultichannel NewsThe vote was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. The workers will be represented by Local 1109 of the CWA. The CWA is the largest telecommunications union in the world, representing more than 700000 men and women in the private and public ...and more » |
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Meeting in Mahwah on proposed pipeline draws 100NorthJersey.comBY ALLISON PRIES MAHWAH ? Residents, environmentalists and labor union representatives offered their opinions at a public hearing Wednesday night on a plan to build a pipeline on parkland. The meeting, at the Law and Public Safety Institute, ...and more » |
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EGT, ILWU Reach Tentative Deal Over Grain TerminalThe Journal of Commerce OnlineEGT, an international joint venture that includes Bunge Corp., negotiated with the ILWU but broke off contract negotiations last spring and contracted with a company that utilizes labor supplied by the International Union of Operating Engineers.and more » |
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New round of right-to-work bills draws a crowdFireEngineering.comThursday, the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee heard a series of seven bills. The most significant would prohibit requiring public employees to pay dues, even if their position had been negotiated by a union.and more » |
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Fact Check: The State of Obama's FactsNJ TODAYFactCheck.org assesses what was said, and left unsaid, at the State of the Union address. The president's State of the Union address got the facts right ? mostly. Obama said ?the Taliban's momentum has been broken? in Afghanistan.and more » |
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Union contests pension initiativeU-T San DiegoThe Municipal Employees Association, San Diego's largest public employee union representing white-collar workers, has accused Mayor Jerry Sanders of violating state labor laws by refusing to negotiate the elements in the initiative while using the ...and more » |
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