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Despite Efficient Cars, Savings at Pump Elusive
KickingTiresDespite reduced gasoline consumption, higher prices at the pump mean Americans are finding themselves with less money to spend elsewhere. That's according to a pair of reports issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Union of Concerned......Tags: Los Angeles Times, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Gasoline Industry, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Energy
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UAW and Detroit Three Agreements Bring Jobs, Cars to U.S.
KickingTiresThe United Auto Workers and Chrysler reached a new four-year contract today, capping Detroit Three negotiations that included ratification with GM on Sept. 28 and vote-pending ratification with Ford, which union officials expect by Monday. The contract...Tags: Career and Workplace, Plant Openings, Employees, Wages and Pensions, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Sheriff Lamberti on jail deputy demotions: A job is better than no job
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThe worst thing that a worker could hear is: You're fired. I imagine the second-worst thing is what 247 Broward Sheriff's jail deputies have been told: Take a 25 percent pay cut or you're fired. "It bothers me -- nobody......Tags: Collective Contract, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Ricky Williams re-elected union rep; Dolphins vote to decertify union
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsThe Miami Dolphins became the latest team ??? and last of Florida???s three NFL teams -- to approve decertifying the union, if a new players??? contract is not forged with NFL owners by March 3, an NFL Players Association spokesman......Tags: Sports, Athletes, Chad Pennington, Ricky Williams, Elections
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NFL Players union reaches out to politicians (UPDATED with response from NFL)
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsConcerned NFL owners are planning to lock players out when their contract expires on March 4, the NFL Players Association sent letters Monday to politicians in every NFL market to warn what the loss of football could mean to their......Tags: Sports, Employees, Local Elections, Government, Executive Branch
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Notter announces he'll step down as Broward school superintendent in June
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsBREAKING: Broward schools superintendent Jim Notter dropped a bombshell at the end of a long school board budget workshop on Tuesday: He's quitting at the end of the school year in June. Notter and the Broward School Board have been......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Work Relations, Career and Workplace, Schools, Ben Williams
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Fort Lauderdale police union: Boycott Bank of America
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsPublic-sector unions are miffed about new Republican-backed legislation that would ban automatic dues deductions from paychecks, and Fort Lauderdale's police union is striking back. The Fort Lauderdale Fraternal Order of Police will close its accounts...Tags: Wachovia Corp., Fort Lauderdale, Career and Workplace, Wages and Pensions, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Hillary Clinton's concession speech
The Swampby James Oliphant Here is the full text of the speech Hillary Clinton gave in Washington today, in which she ended her presidential campaign and endorsed Barack Obama: "Thank you so much. Thank you all. Well, this isn't exactly the......Tags: Minority Groups, Democratic Party, Pennsylvania, Social Issues, Environmental Issues
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Actors: No Deal by June 30? (Eeeek?)
The TV ZoneThat's right: The battle of the network (and big screen) stars has reached another impasse, which isn't any big surprise considering how militant the Screen Actors Guild has been, how wimpy AFTRA has been, and how cheap and nickel-pinching......Tags: Career and Workplace, Strikes, Entertainment, Television
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New political director for Obama
The Swampby Mike Dorning Barack Obama tapped a new political director today for his presidential campaign, naming Patrick Gaspard, a former official in the powerful Service Employees International Union. Prior to joining the Obama campaign, Gaspard was the...Tags: Private Health Care, Career and Workplace, Maryland, Health, Massachusetts
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Obama trades ideas with labor leaders
The Swampby Michael Finnegan PITTSBURGH--Barack Obama traded ideas on energy, healthcare and schools with business, labor and academic leaders on Thursday at a campaign forum in Pittsburgh. The group included the chief executive officers of General Motors and...Tags: Political Candidates, Employees, National Government, John McCain, Environmental Issues
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Obama receives AFL-CIO backing
The Swampby Mike Dorning updated Barack Obama today received the endorsement of the AFL-CIO, as expected, following a formal vote of top union leaders in the labor federation. "I think that workers are angry and don't think they're getting a fair......Tags: Primaries, Career and Workplace, Political Candidates, Sports, Labor Legislation
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