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Want to take to Facebook about your bad boss? Go ahead.
WDBJ7 ReporterHate something about your boss, your co-workers or your job and want to vent about it? Social Media sites like Facebook and Twitter are a great place to do it. But could you get fired? The answer may surprise you. The NLRB, or National Labor Relations...Tags: Employment, Labor Legislation, LinkedIn Corp., Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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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, Labor Disputes, Labor Legislation, Unions, 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: Work Rules Contract Issues, Human Interest, Wage Contract Issues, Collective Contract, Unions
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NBA Roundup: Game 6 ratings soar, Raptors keep Casey as coach
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NBA Roundup: Game 6 ratings soar, Raptors keep Casey as coach Television ratings for Game 6 of the NBA Finals took a big leap on Tuesday night. ESPN/ABC announced Wednesday that an estimated 16.8 million viewers watched the Miami...Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Basketball, NBA Finals, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks
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FEATURE-U.S. builders complain they can't find skilled carpenters
Reuters(Repeats unchanged) By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Where have all the carpenters gone? Home builders across the United States are scratching their heads for an answer as they struggle to assemble crews to keep up with growing demand....Tags: Unemployment Rate, House Building, Labor Markets, Politics, Migration
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Park Ridge labor contract in dispute
A month after Park Ridge aldermen reaffirmed a new contract with an employees' union, members are claiming its provisions are not being adhered to by the city. Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers said paychecks were hit with...Tags: Health Insurance, Labor Disputes, Labor Legislation, Wage Contract Issues, Collective Contract
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Raptors add CBA expert to staff
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Raptors add CBA expert to staff The Toronto Raptors named Bobby Webster as vice president of basketball management and strategy, the team announced Wednesday. Webster worked for the NBA in New York for the past seven years. His...Tags: Basketball, Sports, National Basketball Players Association, Toronto Raptors, National Basketball Association
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John David Dyche: Tyranny in the open
jddyche@yahoo.comRemember the 2008 Democratic convention stadium rally in Denver? The one with the faux Greek columns and rhythmic chanting of nominee Obama’s name? After that disturbing display of mob psychology a pundit for a once prominent Midwestern...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Government, National Security Agency
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Editorial: Health science education an Rx for job security
Remember when kids used to play with doctor and nurse kits, chemistry sets and microscopes? Perhaps we need to revive that tradition — and add microbiology computer games to the mix. As America's population ages, the need for health care services...Tags: Physical Therapists, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Teaching and Learning, York (York, Pennsylvania), Regional Authority
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Hartford Freezes Registrars' Spending
The Hartford CourantThe city warned its registrars of voters Thursday that they could spend no more money — including funds for payroll — for the remainder of the fiscal year because they are nearly $120,000 over-budget. The city had approved a 2012-13 budget...Tags: Finance, Elections, Politics, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Immigration reform hurts U.S. workers
The Senate this week begins debate on the proposed immigration reform bill. If this bill becomes law, there is one likely outcome for low-skilled Maryland workers: disaster. The assurances of the bill's proponents that the bill will somehow help the...
Tags: Civil Rights, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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Road to immirgration reform - Opinion
MIKE DELPH Republican state senator from Carmel, Ind., who has helped author state immigration measures Q. What do you see as the merits and shortcomings of the proposed reform? A. Ronald Reagan in all complexity was persuaded by congressional...
Tags: Judges, Culture, Illegal Immigrants, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Politics
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