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Rebuilding schools, rebuilding Baltimore
Over the last 10 years leaders from the private, public and nonprofit sectors have begun to transform Baltimore's approach to its future. Traditional public subsidies have given way to strategic investments and tough decisions, using market-based...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Television Networks, Renovation, Finance, Career and Workplace
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Pension reform leads issues at candidate forum
City pensions and looming electricity rate increases were front and center Saturday as 10 of the 13 candidates for City Council faced off at the first election forum of the campaign season. In front of about 80 people at the Oakmont Country Club,...
Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Career and Workplace, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Lindsay Lohan lawsuit says L.A. apparel firm owes her $1 million
L.A. NOWLindsay Lohan's is suing a Los Angeles apparel company behind her clothing brand 6126 Collection alleging she is owed more than $1 million in guaranteed royalties and damages from her licensing deal for the line.... -
City puts COIN to work
With one employee union contract set to expire in March, Costa Mesa has its first chance to implement some of the provisions of its Civic Openness in Negotiations, or COIN, ordinance, aimed at creating greater transparency in the city's dealings with...Tags: Career and Workplace, Local Government, Employees
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Union wins right to represent Valley charter school
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles teachers union announced Wednesday night that it has won the right to negotiate a contract for teachers and counselors at a West San Fernando Valley charter school. The charter, Ivy Academia, operates out of three locations and...... -
Prison receiver says he is ending practice of dual-wage doctors
The court-appointed receiver for California's prison healthcare system has asked prison doctors to end the practice of moonlighting within the state agency. Payroll data from the state controller's office show 1,910 state workers held both a full-time...Tags: Career and Workplace, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Politics, Government
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Helicopter crash puts spotlight on safety of reality TV shows
A helicopter crash in northern Los Angeles County that killed three people Sunday -- one of the worst film set accidents in recent years -- is likely to further fuel debate over whether working conditions on reality TV programs are unsafe. Three people...Tags: Career and Workplace, The Biggest Loser (tv program), Disasters and Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Entertainment
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Unions are not the answer
I take issue with much of Lane Windham's recent commentary ("If not labor unions, then what?" Jan. 29) beginning with the fundamental premise that it was the unions that provided us with economic redistribution. Like many other academicians, Ms. Windham...Tags: Globalization, Productivity, Career and Workplace, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Work Rules Contract Issues
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Geneva approves new deal with firefighters
The Geneva City Council has approved a new four-year contract with the firefighters' union. After 10 months of negotiations, the two sides agreed to a deal that calls for a 2 percent salary increase this year, a 2.5 percent increase in 2013, and a 2.5...Tags: Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues
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Glendale Memorial Hospital employees protest planned layoffs
L.A. NOWNurses, technicians and other employees gathered outside Glendale Memorial Hospital Thursday morning to protest planned layoffs.... -
Employees protest planned layoffs at Glendale Memorial Hospital
Nurses, technicians and other employees gathered outside Glendale Memorial Hospital Thursday morning to protest planned layoffs. The hospital last week announced plans to layoff an undetermined number of employees, citing an increase in the number of...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Career and Workplace, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics, Unemployment
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No casual Fridays for Marines; new uniform regulations in place
L.A. NOWIn much of the civilian world, today is Casual Friday, in which, at-work dress codes, if there are any, are relaxed so employees can feel more comfortable and collegial. Not so for Marines at Camp Pendleton and elsewhere....
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