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    May 8, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  1. Zoological Society wants to run the zoo

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- Concerned about accreditation and private support, the</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Potawatomi Zoological Society is proposing that it take over the</span><span style="font-size: small;"> management and operation of Potawatomi Zoo, the state's oldest zoo,</span><span style="font-size: small;"> from the city Parks Department.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND -- Concerned about accreditation and private support, the Potawatomi Zoological Society is proposing that it take over the management and operation of Potawatomi Zoo, the state's oldest zoo, from the city Parks Department. The society has...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Career and Workplace, Finance

    2. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. Fire union calling for end to Benton Harbor Public Safety Dept.

    <span style="font-size: small;">The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union made its voice loud and clear &ndash; Enough with the public safety officers in Benton Harbor. Union members say the program is not working. That's where crime fighting and firefighting are done by the same people.</span>
    The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union made its voice loud and clear – Enough with the public safety officers in Benton Harbor. Union members say the program is not working. That's where crime fighting and firefighting are done by the same...

    Tags: Safety of Citizens, Politics, Fires, Government, Career and Workplace

    3. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Indiana union membership at lowest level in 24 years

    TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — An aging workforce, shifting political winds and changes in the public sector have driven Indiana's union membership to its lowest recorded levels. But union leaders and experts say organized labor isn't dead yet. The...

    Tags: Mitch Daniels, Judges, Labor Legislation, Laws, Justice System

    4. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. UPDATE: Cequent workers accept plant closure agreement

    <span style="font-size: small;">GOSHEN -- It's hard to vote against a sure thing.</span>
    GOSHEN -- It's hard to vote against a sure thing. United Steelworkers Local 9550, which represents about 350 members at Cequent Performance Products, voted Friday evening to accept the closure agreement offered by the company. The vote was held at...

    Tags: Mexico, Plant Closings, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment, Elections

    5. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  5. Walorski and Coats respond to President's State of the Union address

    <strong><span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON, D.C. &ndash; Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) and U.S. Senator Dan Coats released the following responses to the President&rsquo;s State of the Union address:</span></strong>
    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) and U.S. Senator Dan Coats released the following responses to the President’s State of the Union address: Rep. Walorski's statement: “House Republicans are ready to get to...

    Tags: State of the Union Address, Politics, Dan Coats, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011

    6. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. Cequent closer to leaving Goshen for Mexico

    <span style="font-size: small;">GOSHEN &ndash; Hundreds of jobs may be a step closer to leaving Elkhart County.</span>
    GOSHEN – Hundreds of jobs may be a step closer to leaving Elkhart County. A federal judge on Wednesday ruled Cequent Towing can continue to move equipment out of its Goshen plant as it prepares to move the work to Mexico. The United Steelworkers...

    Tags: Judges, Justice System, United Steelworkers, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace

    7. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| AP Michigan

  7. Right-to-work law gives Michigan unions new task

    <span style="font-size: small;">LANSING, Mich. (AP) &mdash; Now that Michigan has become a right-to-work state, unions in this stronghold of organized labor confront a new and urgent problem: convincing members to continue paying for their services instead of taking them for free.</span>
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Now that Michigan has become a right-to-work state, unions in this stronghold of organized labor confront a new and urgent problem: convincing members to continue paying for their services instead of taking them for free....

    Tags: United Auto Workers, Collective Contract, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, General Motors Corp.

    8. Jun 5, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  8. DTSB road construction paves way for expanding technology biz

    <span style="font-size: small;">Some big projects in downtown South Bend are priming the city to be on the forefront of modern technology.&nbsp; The old Union Station at the southern end of downtown is an important technology hub in the region, but for it and other technology-based businesses to grow here the city says it had to make a solid investment.</span>
    WSBT-TV Reporter
    Some big projects in downtown South Bend are priming the city to be on the forefront of modern technology.  The old Union Station at the southern end of downtown is an important technology hub in the region, but for it and other technology-based...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace

    9. Aug 16, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV

  9. Local companies hiring hundreds of workers

    SOUTH BEND &ndash; Political gridlock in Washington<span style="font-size: small;"> and unrest in the stock market haven't kept some local companies from growing.&nbsp; More than 60 area businesses from actively recruited new hires at a job fair Tuesday at IU South Bend.&nbsp; Fair organizers didn&rsquo;t know the exact number of jobs available, but said there were hundreds of part time, full time and temporary positions.</span>
    SOUTH BEND – Political gridlock in Washington and unrest in the stock market haven't kept some local companies from growing.  More than 60 area businesses from actively recruited new hires at a job fair Tuesday at IU South Bend.  Fair organizers...

    Tags: Joe Donnelly, Employers, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Washington (U.S. state)

    10. Apr 9, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  10. Union says right-to-work law violates free speech

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's new right-to-work law should be struck down because it infringes upon unions' free speech rights by depriving them of the dues that fund their political speech, attorneys for a union challenging the law contend,...

    Tags: Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Trials, Politics, U.S. Supreme Court

    11. Dec 8, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV

  11. South Bend schools budget talks ongoing

    SOUTH BEND — Teacher layoffs and a reduction in the number of days worked by administrators are among the options being discussed as South Bend schools wrestle with budget cuts that could amount to nearly $10 million in the next two years.Jay...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Teaching and Learning, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Teachers

    12. Feb 22, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  12. Union suing to block Indiana right-to-work law

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Union members went to federal court Wednesday to ask a judge to block Indiana's new right-to-work law from being enforced, the first lawsuit and latest conflict over the divisive legislation. The International Union of Operating...

    Tags: Lawyers, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Government Health Care, Trials

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