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Staffing, pay at issue in UC medical center strike
University of California patient care workers took to the picket line early Tuesday to begin a two-day strike for better staffing and higher pay. At Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, they wore green shirts, carried noisemakers and chanted, "All day,...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
ReutersBy Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying surgeries, diagnostic procedures, treatments and emergency care throughout...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Medical Procedures and Tests, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Two-day walkout begins at five UC medical centers
A massive walkout of University of California patient care workers that began Tuesday could cost the system's medical centers up to $20 million, officials say. The walkout is expected to last two days and involve more than 12,000 UC workers from the ...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Biotechnology, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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L.A. firefighters vote against more dues for political campaigns
Members of the union representing Los Angeles firefighters voted down a proposal to increase dues to finance aggressive political campaigns, union leaders said Tuesday. The leadership of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City wanted members to pay...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Lima (Peru), Elections, Voting, Politics
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Sri Lanka opposition says government threatened to sack strikers
ReutersCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's opposition parties and trade unions accused the government on Tuesday of threatening state employees with the sack if they took part in planned street protests against a sharp rise in electricity prices. Only a few hundred...Tags: Sri Lanka, Career and Workplace, National Government, Electricity Production and Distribution, Employees
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People protesting planned school closings arrested at City Hall
Tribune reporterMore than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said. The protesters were arrested after sitting and blocking elevators on the main floor of the building...Tags: Career and Workplace, Rahm Emanuel, Activism, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago City Hall
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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Biotechnology, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Justice System
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Gold Cross employee negotiations to resume
Staff WriterNegotiations between Gold Cross Ambulance and its employees will resume Friday following a recent contract impasse and a strike notice, a union representative announced. “At this point we’ll be meeting with (the) company and hopefully will...Tags: Career and Workplace, Strikes
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Kuwaiti oil service workers on strike over pay -union
ReutersKUWAIT, May 21 (Reuters) - Around 80 percent of workers at Kuwait's main, state-run oil services company are on strike calling for better pay, a union official said on Tuesday, the latest sign of wage pressures in the Gulf Arab country. The walkout by...Tags: Career and Workplace, Symptoms, Employees, Kuwait, Petroleum Industry
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Hotel workers protest Pritzker Commerce nomination
TribuneHundreds of protesters landed outside the Hyatt McCormick Place just as the National Restaurant Association Show, one of the nation's largest hospitality industry trade shows, was letting out for its third day at McCormick Place. The timing was a...Tags: Penny Pritzker, Chicago Hotels, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Career and Workplace, McCormick Place
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Avon Free Public Library Hosts Display On Battle Of Gettysburg
The Avon Historical Society will present an exhibit on the Battle of Gettysburg at the Avon Free Public Library starting in June and going through July to cooincide with the 150th anniversary of that pivotal Civil War battle, according to an...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace, Libraries, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abraham Lincoln
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For Detroit in crisis, next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate
ReutersDETROIT (Reuters) - Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit's emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Loans, Bankruptcy, Career and Workplace, Pension and Welfare
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