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Mich. courts weigh suits against right-to-work law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Several courts are weighing a host of legal questions about Michigan's right-to-work law, including how it was passed and how it will affect tens of thousands of public workers, however, none were expected to issue rulings...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Rick Snyder, Parties and Movements, Politics, Public Employees
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Notre Dame, Catholic Diocese, others file suit regarding HHS mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame, the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and several other area organizations filed suit Monday challenging the constitutionality of a federal regulation that requires religious organizations to...Tags: Freedom of Religion, Health and Safety at School, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Kathleen Sebelius
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UPDATE: Indiana Republicans approve fines on boycotters
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana House Republicans on Wednesday approved $1,000-a-day fines against boycotting Democratic legislators who gathered in the Statehouse Rotunda with labor union supporters rather than show up to debate a divisive right-to-...Tags: Unions, Parties and Movements, Linda Lawson, Politics, Democratic Party
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Red Cross workers threaten strike in Ohio, Mich.
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The American Red Cross has canceled weekend blood drives in parts of Ohio and Michigan because of a strike threat. Red Cross regional spokeswoman Annie Marckel tells WTVG-TV of Toledo (http://bit.ly/qS5e52 ) that people who...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Charity, Career and Workplace, American Red Cross, Social Issues
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Construction strike may delay dozens of Indiana road projects
About 2,500 workers across northern Indiana remain on strike. Both sides are arguing over the numbers for a new contract. If the strike continues for an extended period of time, it could cause a major delay for many building and road projects.
Local...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace, Indiana, Employees
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UPDATE: Construction workers on strike; road, bridge projects put on hold
Hundreds of heavy equipment operators are walking off the job and onto the picket line in northern Indiana.
They’re not fighting for higher wages, but more health insurance benefits.
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Human Interest, Health, Symptoms, Healthcare Contract Issues
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Obama: Automakers inspire in face of 'headwinds'
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Distancing himself from new economic sputters, President Barack Obama on Saturday declared that recent "headwinds" were the result of high gasoline prices, Japan's disastrous earthquake and jitters over a European fiscal crisis. He...Tags: Unions, Work Relations, Bankruptcy, Earthquakes, Labor Markets
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On prank call, Wis. governor discusses strategy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — On a prank call that quickly spread across the Internet, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was duped into discussing his strategy to cripple public employee unions, promising never to give in and joking that he would use a baseball...Tags: Unions, Politics, Regional Authority, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice
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Minnesota legislature OKs new higher top income tax bracket
ReutersMINNEAPOLIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Minnesota's lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that would raise more than $2 billion for the upcoming two-year budget through income and other tax increases, allowing the state to close a $627 million structural budget...Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Mark Dayton, Budgets and Budgeting, Taxation
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Fidelity whistleblower case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as workers at publicly traded companies....Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Business Enterprises, Mutual Funds, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in U.S. immigration fight
ReutersBy Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans...Tags: Google Inc., Politics, Work Relations, Crime, Law and Justice, Technology
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UPDATE 3-Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to "standstill"
Reuters* Mineworkers union leader demands meeting with Zuma * ANC deputy president says hard to tell what is going on * Rand slides to four-year low against dollar By Xola Potelwa RUSTENBURG, South Africa, May 17 (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's...Tags: Work Relations, Mining, Africa, Money and Monetary Policy, Johannesburg (South Africa)
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