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Lucille Dickess: An Advocate For Pink-Collar Workers At Yale
The Hartford CourantLucille Dickess played a major role in the successful fight to unionize "pink collar" workers at Yale University. The recognition of Local 34, Clerical and Technical Workers Union, brought higher wages and greater stability to the workers, most of them...Tags: United Auto Workers, Work Relations, Jesse Jackson, Labor Legislation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Prisons, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Defense, Chuck Hagel
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Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - A member of the band Pussy Riot who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina also...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christian Orthodoxy, Prisons, Vladimir Putin, Christianity
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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Prisons, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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UC medical center strike: Most union members reported for work
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines in a workplace dispute Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many union members chose to come to work rather than strike. More than three-...
Tags: University of California, Davis, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, AFSCME, University of California, Irvine, Career and Workplace
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Most unionized UC hospital workers go to jobs despite strike
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many others chose to come to work. More than three-quarters of union members who had been scheduled to work...
Tags: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Unions
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UC hospitals cancel surgeries, divert patients amid strike
A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, AFSCME, Nursing, Health and Safety at Work, Pension and Welfare
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Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
ReutersBy Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying surgeries, diagnostic procedures, treatments and emergency care throughout...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Collective Contract, AFSCME, Health and Safety at Work
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At UC San Francisco, 150 surgeries canceled because of strike
SAN FRANCISCO -- A strike by patient-care workers concerned about pension changes and staffing levels has led to the cancellation of an expected 150 surgeries at UC San Francisco Medical Center over the two-day labor action and will affect at least...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Politics, University of California, Davis, AFSCME, Michael Jackson
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Rubber bullets fired at South African mine strikers, several hurt
ReutersCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labour strife spread ahead of mid-year pay negotiations. As well as the violence at a chromium mine, the National...Tags: Work Relations, Parliament, Lonmin Plc, Automotive Equipment, Germany
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Staffing, pay at issue in UC medical center strike
University of California patient care workers took to the picket line early Tuesday to begin a two-day strike for better staffing and higher pay. At Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, they wore green shirts, carried noisemakers and chanted, "All day,...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Judges, Labor Legislation, Unions
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Two-day walkout begins at five UC medical centers
A massive walkout of University of California patient care workers that began Tuesday could cost the system's medical centers up to $20 million, officials say. The walkout is expected to last two days and involve more than 12,000 UC workers from the ...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Science and Technology, AFSCME, Judges, Labor Legislation
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