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Meet the man who revealed Romney's hidden side
History sometimes has a way of tying itself up with a little bow. That's the way I felt in January when I introduced Scott Prouty, the bartender-turned-videographer who helped sink Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, to Teddy Goff, the 28-year-old...Tags: Work Rules Contract Issues, Kathie Lee Gifford, Human Interest, MSNBC (tv network), Politics
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California manufacturing jobs fall through the cracks
The shutdown of a 102-year-old California manufacturing company points to a major flaw in California's industrial development policy: We don't have one. The company is Pneumatic Scale Angelus, which turned out top-of-the-line machines for sealing lids...
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Caterpillar and union to continue negotiations next week
Tribune reporterContract negotiations between Caterpillar Inc. and workers in South Milwaukee are scheduled to continue next week, according to union officials. The Peoria-based earth moving equipment maker met with officials of the United Steelworkers union on Thursday...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Employees, Caterpillar Inc., Career and Workplace
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Caterpillar, Milwaukee union to resume negotiations
Tribune staff reporterCaterpillar Inc. and the United Steelworkers Local 1343 in Milwaukee are set to return to the negotiating table on Thursday, the Peoria-based company said in a statement. ?Negotiations had stalled on May 8. Production workers at the company’s...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Employees, Caterpillar Inc., Career and Workplace
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Caterpillar, Milwaukee workers union to resume contract talks
ReutersCHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said late on Monday that it would resume contract talks with the union representing about 800 Milwaukee workers who make specialized mining machinery. The company said the two sides would reconvene on Thursday,...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Unemployment, Employees, Collective Contract
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Caterpillar, union suspend talks in Milwaukee
ReutersContract talks between the United Steelworkers union and Caterpillar at the company's Milwaukee mining equipment plant broke off Thursday night after just one day, with more meetings between the two sides scheduled. While apparently far apart, neither...Tags: Employees, Collective Contract, Metal and Mineral, Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues
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Talks suspended between Caterpillar, Milwaukee workers' union
ReutersMay 9 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said Thursday that a bid by the United Steelworkers Union to re-open contract talks on behalf of workers in Milwaukee who make mining machinery had not resulted in a breakthrough and that no new meetings between the two...Tags: Employees, Collective Contract, Metal and Mineral, Wage Contract Issues, Career and Workplace
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Work continues in Wisconsin Caterpillar plant after contract rejected
Tribune reporterUnited Steelworkers Local 1343 on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would have frozen wages, increased contributions to health care costs and offered senior union employees fewer protections....Tags: Bucyrus International Inc., Health Insurance Cost, Strikes, 401K, Collective Contract
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Talks break off between Caterpillar, union in S. Milwaukee
Tribune reporterContract negotiations between Caterpillar Inc. and United Steelworkers Local 1343 broke down on Wednesday, according to union officials. Ross Winklbauer, a Steelworkers subdistrict director for southeastern Wisconsin, said Caterpillar turned down the...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Employees, Unions, Caterpillar Inc., Career and Workplace
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Caterpillar workers to resume talks next week
Tribune reporterCaterpillar Inc. and the United Steelworkers Local 1343 are set to return to the negotiating table May 8, the Peoria-based company said in a statement. Production workers at the company's plant in South Milwaukee on Tuesday a rejected a proposed six-year...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Employees, Caterpillar Inc., Career and Workplace
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Wisconsin workers reject proposed Caterpillar contract
— United Steelworkers Local 1343 on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would have frozen wages, increased contributions to health care costs and offered senior union employees fewer protections....
Tags: Bucyrus International Inc., Health Insurance Cost, Employees, 401K, Collective Contract
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Canada to clamp down on temporary foreign worker program
ReutersBy Randall Palmer OTTAWA, April 29 (Reuters) - The Canadian government was set to announce tighter rules on Monday to prevent employers from using its temporary foreign worker program to squeeze Canadians out of jobs, acting after two high-profile...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Environmental Issues, Politics, Career and Workplace, England
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