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In budget limbo, Ill. agencies begin cutting back
Associated Press WriterWith the state budget held up by gridlock in Springfield, some groups that provide government-funded services are laying off hundreds of employees and cutting aid, while others are preparing for similar reductions should the budget stalemate continue....Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois), Layoffs and Downsizing, Laws, State Budgets, Employees
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UAW sends Girsky to GM's board
BusinessWeek.comJudging from the mail I get, union ownership of General Motors stock may be the only thing most business readers dislike more than government ownership. The common refrain is that pricey union contracts helped get GM into this mess. Letting the United... -
Pension costs could spike school taxes in 2012
OF THE MORNING CALLThe ink is still drying on this year's budgets, but local school districts are already bracing for a huge increase in employee pension fund payments that could cost local taxpayers millions in 2012. The pension premium hike -- dictated by the state --...Tags: Labor Legislation, Laws, Bangor, Interior Policy, Constitutional Issues
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What we think: Absence of leadership
Metro Orlando finds itself hosting quite a competition, with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty vying for the title of major-league letdown when it comes to doing something about combining government services. Orange County is...Tags: Human Body, Fires, Richard Lugar, Regional Authority, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Union says iconic Ilikai hotel in Hawaii has closed, but will reopen under new deal with owner
Associated Press WriterHONOLULU (AP) — Despite a dour economy and a Hawaii tourism industry that is in its roughest patch ever, four dozen employees of the iconic Ilikai hotel won their jobs back Friday when their labor union and the property's new owner inked a...Tags: Television, Wages and Pensions, iStar Financial Inc., Brian Anderson, Employees
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UC proposes furlough plan for employees to help close $813-million gap
Most University of California professors and staff would have to take between 11 and 26 unpaid furlough days a year, cutting their pay by 4% to 10% under a revised budget proposal announced Friday by UC President Mark Yudof.
The UC Board of Regents is...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Wages and Pensions, Colleges and Universities, Employees, Unemployment
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Council wants mayor's 2010 pay raise reduced
OF THE MORNING CALLIf Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski wants employees to make financial sacrifices, he should do the same, a majority of City Council members said Friday. The council members said that if Pawlowski is re-elected in November, he should agree to give up a...Tags: Allentown, Layoffs and Downsizing, Wages and Pensions, Regional Authority, Unemployment
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Union vote was an insult, irresponsible
The recent vote of Allentown workers can best be described as an insult to all union members throughout the world. This ''union'' only informed workers of what was on the table, not what the union felt was in the best interest of its members, the city and...Tags: Allentown
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Canadian Auto Workers says Chrysler Canada scrapping plans to end a 3rd shift at Windsor plant
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Chrysler Canada has canceled plans to end the third shift at its minivan plant in Windsor, Ontario, a decision that will save more than 1,200 jobs, the head of the Canadian Auto Workers union said Friday. After months of bad...Tags: Town & Country Corporation, Bankruptcy, Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Employees
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EU says Lufthansa is not allaying antitrust concerns on Austrian Airlines takeover
AP Business WriterBRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators charged Friday that Lufthansa AG has not done enough to allay antitrust concerns over its bid for Austrian Airlines and they are now unlikely to approve it by the end of the month. Lufthansa has the right...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, European Union, Antitrust Issues, Air Transportation
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Calif.'s largest state employee union upset over furloughs, asks members to vote on strike
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Furloughed and fired up, California's largest state employee union announced on Friday it would ask its 95,000 members to authorize a potential strike. Officials with the Service Employees International Union Local 1000...Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Layoffs and Downsizing, Regional Authority, Unemployment, Employees
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Hallandale Beach police union seeks merger with Broward Sheriff's Office; city calls it a ploy
South Florida Sun SentinelThe rank-and-file of this city's police department say they'd rather be working for the sheriff. In a letter sent to Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti on July 1, leaders of the police union said they have lost confidence in their city officials during a...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Contracts, Broward County, Hallandale Beach, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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