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Bob Casey hits an AFSCME phone bank near Harrisburg.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekWith the clock ticking down to Election Day, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey spent part of his Monday night courting some of the voters who will count most for him on Tuesday: Union workers who were running a phone bank at...... -
Monday Morning Coffee: The Final Push --- the Battle for the 'Burbs.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We never thought we'd hear ourselves say this, but Pennsylvania, thank you for being the stick-in-the-mud, stuck-in-your-ways kind of state that's driven us batty for more than a decade. That's because the state's... -
Unions flexed muscles in state campaigns
WASHINGTON (AP) — From California to Maine, unions used their political muscle in the recent elections to help install Democratic governors, build labor-friendly majorities in state legislatures and defeat ballot initiatives against them. The...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, Government, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pa Universities Faculty Union Latest Contract Proposal
Content Manager++++++++++++++++++++ || ++++++++++++++++++++ || PASSHE's latest proposal to APSCUF || ++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ || Nov. 9, 2012 The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education) and the Association of Pennsylvania State...Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, Colleges and Universities, Employees, Education
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Baltimore Co. AFSCME members rally against Kamenetz
A Baltimore County union representing about 800 public employees filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the county Thursday, asking for an independent investigation after working for five months without a contract. Members of Local 921 of...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Legislation, Kevin Kamenetz, Unions
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Arbitrator OKs Illinois prison closures
A federal arbitrator says Governor Pat Quinn may proceed with the closure of seven Illinois prisons.
But first, the union that represents prison guards will ask a judge to maintain an order prohibiting the closures.
Many of those guards will lose...Tags: Pat Quinn, Career and Workplace, Illinois Governor, Prisons, Government
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Special interest groups, PACs flood 12th District with money
Daily American Staff WriterIf outside spending is any indication of how close a race is, the 12th District may be a dead heat. As of Friday outside groups — organizations independent from a candidate's campaign — had spent a total of $7,950,428 to support or...Tags: Parties and Movements, Television Industry, Barack Obama, Politics, Betty Sutton
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Coppin State University president to step down
Embattled Coppin State University President Reginald S. Avery will step down in January, nearly a year after faculty gave him a vote of no confidence for lacking vision and before his initiatives to improve the state's lowest graduation rates have shown...
Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, Students, Elections, University System of Maryland
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$23 million for paid leave
As state investigators began looking into serious allegations of misconduct involving Renee Thornton in 2007, the human services employee was told to turn in her ID badge, return her office keys and stay home. She didn't go back to work for more than...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Jack D Franks, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Letters to the Editor - Oct. 23
A vote for Brightman is a vote for integrity To the editor: I am writing to advocate for and support the election of Donna Brightman as she is a candidate for re-election to the Washington County Public Schools Board of Education. I have known Mrs....Tags: Religion and Belief, Local Government, AFL-CIO, Local Elections, Fossils
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PASSHE reaches tentative agreement on new contract with support union
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the State College and University Professional Association (SCUPA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that would run through June 30, 2015.
Both parties said they believe the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Kutztown, Government, Trials, Executive Branch
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PA Driver License Centers Closed on Nov. 5
Recently, PennDOT announced that its Driver Licensing Centers, normally closed on Mondays, would be open on Monday, Nov. 5, the day before Election Day, to serve customers with last-minute Voter ID needs.
On Friday, the department along with the American...Tags: Career and Workplace, Elections, Labor Legislation, Politics
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