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Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights scrutinized after Baltimore City Detention Center scandal
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe Correctional Officers’ Bill of Rights, which was sponsored by a former Washington County senator and signed into law in 2010, is getting fresh scrutiny in the aftermath of a scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center, where 13 female...Tags: Donald F Munson, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Michael E. Busch, Christopher B. Shank, Organized Crime
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Facing walkout, UC medical centers canceling elective surgeries
SACRAMENTO — Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries that had been scheduled as soon as Monday, officials...
Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Strikes, Health Treatments, Interior Policy
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Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex
The Baltimore City Detention Center had the nation's second-highest rate of sexual contact between jail staff and inmates, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study released less than a month after federal prosecutors accused corrections officers at...
Tags: Allegany County, New Year's Day, Organized Crime, Justice System, Prosecution
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Will County Board tells state lawmakers to pass a concealed carry law
Will County Board members Thursday sent a message to state lawmakers—pass a concealed carry law before it automatically becomes law. Board members voted 15-6, with three members voting "present," supporting a resolution backing a concealed carry...
Tags: Politics, Firearms, Wage Contract Issues, Justice System, Laws
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Emanuel plans to shift city retirees to new federal health care plan
Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to start reducing health insurance coverage next year for more than 30,000 retired city workers and begin shifting them to President Barack Obama's new federal system. The move is aimed at saving the city money and comes as...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Health Insurance Cost
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Jerry Brown urges UC to stress graduating students in 4 years
SACRAMENTO — The graduation rates of UC students came under more scrutiny Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown urged administrators and faculty to prod more undergraduates to earn a degree in four years, not six. Brown recently proposed giving UC and Cal...
Tags: Politics, Strikes, Government, Students, Interior Policy
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13 healthcare workers arrested in protest at UC regents meeting
SACRAMENTO -- Thirteen people were arrested Wednesday at the UC regents meeting during a sit-down protest by healthcare workers threatening to strike at the system's medical centers. The University of California regents left during the protest while...
Tags: Police Arrests, Strikes, Labor Disputes, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace
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Municipal Union Members Pack Newington Council Meeting
The Hartford CourantAbout 50 municipal union members attended Tuesday's town council meeting to demonstrate their unity in the wake of the town's decision to send their contract to arbitration, their leaders said. Dressed in green union T-shirts reading "We Make America...Tags: Employees, Newington, Arbitration, Unions, Career and Workplace
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Alleged gang leader being held in poor conditions, lawyer says
As the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family gang at the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal prosecutors say, Tavon White could get access to pretty much whatever he wanted: drugs, phones, money and sex. He is now being held under more...
Tags: Black Guerrilla Family, Prosecution, Prisons, Gang Activity, Trials
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Callahan has big fundraising lead in Northampton County executive race
Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, a proven fundraiser, has raked in nearly $200,000 for his Northampton County executive bid since January, toppling his Democratic primary opponents. During the same two-month reporting period, former executive Glenn...
Tags: Politics, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), John Callahan, Bethlehem Steel, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Newington Declares Impasse In Contract Negotiations
The Hartford CourantThe union representing town and some school employees expressed disappointment Monday with the town's decision to seek arbitration more than 10 months after its old contract expired. "We tried as hard as we could to reach an agreement that's fair to...Tags: Employees, Science and Technology, Newington, Labor Legislation, Arbitration
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Union for UC patient-care workers authorizes strike for May 21, 22
The union representing nearly 13,000 University of California patient-care workers announced plans Friday to strike later this month, but UC officials said they would seek a restraining order to prevent any such action. The American Federation of State,...Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Employees, Strikes, Health and Safety at School
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