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Local lawmakers respond to President Obama's State of the Union address
Several local congressmen responded to President Obama's State of the Union Address.
Here is what they had to say:
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GOODLATTE STATEMENT FOLLOWING PRESIDENT OBAMA’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
“Actions...Tags: Unions, Petroleum Industry, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Job cuts coming to ITT Exelis plant in Roanoke County
Assignment ManagerDefense contractor ITT Exelis announced cuts Thursday at its plant Roanoke County. A company spokesman said the final number of affected employees has not been determined. The cuts are expected to take place in early 2012 and will affect both hourly...Tags: Job Layoffs, Roanoke County, Layoffs and Downsizing, Companies and Corporations, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Union workers at Danville IKEA plant approve new contract
Union workers at an IKEA subsidiary's plant in Virginia have approved a three-year contract.
The Danville Register and Bee says members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ratified the contract with Danville Swedwood...Tags: Career and Workplace, IKEA, Employees
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Health benefits will be terminated for forty-five thousand Verizon employees
Multimedia JournalistAfter learning health insurance benefits will come to an end, the worker's union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Verizon. Health benefits will be canceled August 31st, but unionized workers have the option to continue coverage through...Tags: Verizon Communications, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Work Relations, Labor Disputes
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Postal Service proposes cuts in processing centers, including Roanoke/Lynchburg
ReporterSweeping changes are coming to the U.S. Postal Service, and it could impact the way you get your mail. The Postal Service says it may close more than 250 mail processing facilities across the country in an effort to cut costs. Officials say the...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), U.S. Postal Service, Layoffs and Downsizing, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Career and Workplace
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Union: IKEA workers vote to unionize
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Workers at IKEA's only U.S. factory in Virginia say they want to belong to a union like thousands of Europeans who work for the Swedish furniture giant.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers say employees...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Work Rules Contract Issues, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, IKEA
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UPDATED: Verizon employees go on strike
Multimedia JournalistUPDATED 12:05 a.m.: Verizon employees have voted to go on strike. Check back later for more updates. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Communication Workers of America are trying...Tags: Medical Services, Verizon Communications, Elections, Contracts, Politics
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Forty-five thousand Verizon employees are on strike
Multimedia JournalistVerizon employees nationwide are officially on strike and they plan to keep it that way until a contract agreement is reached. Negotiations on a new contract did not go the way Verizon workers had hoped. Union employees have been on strike since their...Tags: Verizon Communications, Media Industry, Contracts, Human Interest, Facebook
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Union vote comes to another Danville factory
Reporter340 Danville factory workers are voting Monday and Tuesday on a question many say there's only one answer to. Should EBI become unionized? First shift workers leaving the company wouldn't talk on camera but told news7 a union would improve the working...Tags: Elections, Politics, Career and Workplace, IKEA, Employees
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Update: Verizon workers who are on strike try to up the ante in Roanoke
Multimedia JournalistUPDATE 8/9 Verizon employees who are on strike decided to up the ante Tuesday afternoon. Several workers tried to picket in front of the Verizon Wireless Store near Valley View Mall in Roanoke before they got shoe'd off. The police were called in and...Tags: Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Contracts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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EBI workers will not join Steelworkers union
ReporterThey tried but it didn't work. More than half of the workers at EBI in Danville rejected a vote to unionize the company. It took 281 voters to say no, 118 to vote yes on Monday and Tuesday for the decision to be made final. Workers at EBI told News7...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees
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Expert tells NEWS7: Union votes aren't just happening in Danville
ReporterDanville has seen two union votes in less than two weeks. It's an issue that's got plenty of attention in the city. More than half of the employees at the mattress factory E-B-I voted yesterday against joining a union. Workers at Swedwood voted in...Tags: Elections, Politics, Career and Workplace
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