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Labor Union, Thomson Reuters Go Head-to-Head Over Subsidy
CityLimits.org
... the Guild's parent union. The Guild currently has an unfair labor practice charge filed with the National Labor Relations Board against Thomson Reuters. ...
Tax breaks for Thomson Reuters assailedCrain's New York Business
Thomson Reuters May See End to Tax Breaks For not Keeping ProimseThe Epoch Times

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Australia approves new Iran sanctions
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The new sanctions, announced Thursday by Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, follow similar restrictions issued by the United States, the European Union and ...

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New York Daily News

Service Unions Agree on Labor-Owned Bank
New York Times (blog)
As part of the settlement, ownership of Amalgamated Bank, the nation's only labor-owned bank, will be transferred to the service employees' union, ...
From Civil War to Labor VisionHuffington Post (blog)
2 huge unions, UNITE HERE and SEIU, end year-long feud by dividing up millions ...New York Daily News
SEIU, Workers United and UNITE HERE Settle DisputePR Newswire (press release)
Crain's New York Business -Democracy Now -CBS News
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Revamped Patriots Want Brady to Remain
New York Times
Labor uncertainty, though, could complicate the use of the tag, and Brady, like many players, might be angered by getting the tag instead of the more ...

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New York Daily News

Ex-union big Michael Forde pleads guilty to racketeering charges
New York Post
Ex-carpenters union bigshot Michael Forde measured twice and cut himself a plea deal today. The crooked labor leader -- who got a hug from ...
Ex-carpenters union boss Michael Forde pleads guilty to racketeering charges ...New York Daily News
Former Carpenters Union Leader Pleads Guilty in NY to Racketeering7thSpace Interactive (press release)

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msnbc.com

Gov. Paterson, angry at labor leaders, says planning for layoffs must begin ...
New York Daily News
Escalating his battle with public employee unions, Paterson said Monday planning for layoffs must begin "immediately" because labor leaders have not agreed ...
Paterson moves up job cuts timetableAlbany Business Review
Governor calls for immediate layoffsWBFO
Unions attack gov's call for NY worker layoffsForbes
Albany Times Union
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California Budget: Schwarzenegger Issues More Worker Furloughs
The Epoch Times
The worker furloughs were decried by labor unions. "Furloughs are bad for state scientific programs which deliver services to the people of California, ...

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Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Their Expiring Contracts
Huffington Post (blog)
Despite the ongoing labor battles, it is a minor upset that Peyton Manning and Tom Brady do not have contract extensions by now as camps begin. ...

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The Corner
National Review Online (blog)
Given Ohio's long history of being labor-union-friendly, we thought the numbers would be lower. Our read on this result is that Ohioans know that we won't ...

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Spare Times
New York Times
'Union Square: Crossroads of New York' Saturdays at 2 pm, focusing on this area's political history. Meeting by the statue of Lincoln near the 16th Street ...

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N E W J E R S E Y

The Jersey Journal - NJ.com

Blame greed, not our unions: letter
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
American labor unions bargained for workers and established what should now be commonplace. Such as paid sick days, vacation pay, 40-hour work week, ...

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United, Continental reach agreement with pilots' unions
NorthJersey.com
Labor-integration issues can be another stumbling block and United and Continental's pilots said on June 25 that talks on a transition process had stalled, ...

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ROSE MARIE TORRES-PEREZ, 55
Vineland Daily Journal
In 1984, Rosie earned a master's degree in labor studies at Rutgers University's Labor Education Center in New Brunswick. Early in her career, Rosie worked ...

Court revenue down over the last two years
NorthJersey.com
In June, the PBA and SOA filed unfair labor practice charges with the state against the borough, citing several incidents throughout May in which they ...

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Fresh squeeze due with new state cap
Shore News Today
?I think most municipalities have a concern about how they can manage salary and wages based on negotiated union contacts,? MacLeod said. ...

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Stile: Christie visit to Bergen will raise cash, calm GOP nerves
NorthJersey.com
The Democrats have been eager to showcase labor support after the New Jersey Laborers Union, one of the state's most politically powerful and generous, ...

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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Gov. Christie says he's not responsible for Reform Jersey Now group that ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Christie said yesterday those limits favor Democrats because they exempt labor unions and invited changes to the law. "I'm somebody who's gotten the brunt ...
Tax cap is first step; its success hinges on further reformsThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)

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MONOC paramedics protest "unsafe' conditions, aging vehicles
Asbury Park Press
The labor union has been in contract negotiations with the nonprofit ambulance company since the union was established in 2007. MONOC is owned and operated ...

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Elizabeth carpenters offer free services to fix financially strapped church
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
... Jerry Neary, Colon Idelfonso (center, on a ladder) and Anthony Holland (R) from local 155 in Union County, donate labor to create new fire stairwell so ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Ilya Kovalchuk contract could trigger a war between Devils and NHL
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Considering that Lamoriello has been a key figure in Bettman's past labor battles against the players, such a war seemed unlikely not too long ago. ...

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N A T I O N A L

News14.com

Labor union influence could play role in selection of 2012 DNC host
News14.com
Labor supporters in St. Louis are also working together. Fifty unions in the region joined a pact to show solidarity for the city's DNC bid. ...

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CityLimits.org

Labor Union Representing 210000 South African State Workers Begins Strike
Bloomberg
South African government ministers met with public sector workers' unions to try to end a wage ...

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Calexico Municipal Employees File Unfair Labor Practice Charge
Imperial Valley News
Calexico, California - Calexico Municipal Employees, who are represented by Service Employees International Union Local 221, filed an Unfair Labor Practice ...
Labor union files complaint against Calexico on behalf of city employeesImperial Valley Press (subscription)
Calexico Employees Say City Is UnfairKXO Radio

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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Mayor to Labor: Thanks for Balancing My Budget
The San Francisco Appeal
"That was more than city employees should have contributed," said Muscat, who noted that the city's unions voted to ratify the labor agreements "by 90 ...
Newsom's budget and DCCC hypocrisySan Francisco Bay Guardian
Mayor signs off on budget, thanks unions for concessionsSan Francisco Examiner (blog)

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Washington Times

SCANLON: Health care push a boon to Big Labor
Washington Times
In the 2008 elections, labor unions supported Democratic candidates in a big way - to the tune of $400 million, ...

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Success for Union Adversary
Wall Street Journal
... Supervisors member Sean Elsbernd is campaigning to overhaul Muni union contracts. Sean Elsbernd is scoring victories by battling with organized labor, ...

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Nurses Who Crossed Picket Line Get Union Reprimand
WCCO
The nurses who have gotten the letters have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. The union says the fact they only sent out 77 letters ...
Nurses file federal unfair labor practice charges against MNAMinnesota Public Radio
Nurses: Union harassing usMinneapolis Star Tribune
Some Minn. nurses say union made illegal threatsKARE

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Telegraph.co.uk

Pro-union bill goes up for debate
Baltimore Sun
Henry sponsored the bill on behalf of the Get Baltimore Working campaign, a project of the local chapter of the Laborers' International Union. ...