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Zoological Society wants to run the zoo
South Bend TribuneSOUTH 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: Career and Workplace, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Fire union calling for end to Benton Harbor Public Safety Dept.
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: Fires, Politics, Career and Workplace, Government, Safety of Citizens
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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: Justice System, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Career and Workplace
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UPDATE: Cequent workers accept plant closure agreement
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: Unemployment, Politics, Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations, Plant Closings
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Walorski and Coats respond to President's State of the Union address
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: Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, Politics, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace
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Cequent closer to leaving Goshen for Mexico
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: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Career and Workplace, United Steelworkers
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Right-to-work law gives Michigan unions new task
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: Work Relations, Politics, Wage Contract Issues, Collective Contract, Laws
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DTSB road construction paves way for expanding technology biz
WSBT-TV ReporterSome 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: Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Economy, Business and Finance
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Local companies hiring hundreds of workers
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: Washington (U.S. state), Employment, Joe Donnelly, Politics, Chicago Jobs
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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: Judges, Politics, New York University, Laws, Justice System
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Daniels says 'right to work' bill will help bring jobs, not bust unions
Earlier this month, WSBT's Dustin Grove sat down with Indiana Governor MItch Daniels to talk about what happened in 2011, and expectations for 2012 at the Statehouse. One of the topics was the controversial "right to work" bill, a piece of legislation...Tags: Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Unions, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Mishawaka firefighters union wins grievance
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA — An arbitrator in Fort Wayne has ruled in favor of the Mishawaka firefighters union in a grievance with the city. For now, it leaves the fate of the city’s third ambulance shift in question. Both the city and the union agree the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Work Relations, Unions, Career and Workplace
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