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Teachers elect Lewis to 2nd term as CTU head
Tribune reporterChicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial leader who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a strike last fall and has been leading the fight against the district’s plan to close schools, was reelected to a second three-year term...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Karen Lewis, Elections
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Court will decide how many UC workers can strike
Patient care workers at the University of California’s medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court. A judge is expected to rule on a request for...
Tags: AFSCME, Healthcare Policies, Career and Workplace, Mike Feuer, Hospitals and Clinics
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Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial figure who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel by leading a seven-day strike last fall, was easily re-elected to a second three-year term Friday, according to unofficial results released by the...Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Chicago Teachers Strike
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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, AFSCME, Interior Policy, Health Treatments, Career and Workplace
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Prisons, Arabian Peninsula
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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: Labor Disputes, Police Arrests, AFSCME, Career and Workplace, Hospitals and Clinics
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No charges in muskrat shooting incident
WSBT CorrespondentLAPORTE COUNTY – A Michigan City-area man will not face jail time for striking a neighbor’s house with a bullet fired at a muskrat. LaPorte County Prosecutor Bob Szilagyi has decided not to press charges against 39-year-old Aaron Blount....Tags: Career and Workplace
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Greek government orders teachers not to strike
ATHENS -- Greece’s ruling coalition threatened Monday to arrest public high school teachers if they walk off work later this week, a strike that would potentially disrupt university-entrance exams for thousands of students. But the government's...
Tags: National Government, Politics, Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing
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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: Jerry Brown, Personal Income, Students, Politics, Colleges and Universities
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Saucon Valley School Board race attracts a big field
The slate of candidates vying for the Saucon Valley School Board is one of the biggest in recent years, with 11 people cross-filing for four seats. Their motives for running differ but all share certain concerns: keeping property taxes in line,...Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Federal appeals court strikes down union notification requirement
WASHINGTON — Employers cannot be required to post a notice that tells their workers they have a right to join a union and bargain for better wages, a federal appeals court ruled in the latest setback for the National Labor Relations Board. The so-...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Civil Rights, Judges, Politics, Employment
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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: Health and Safety at School, Politics, AFSCME, Interior Policy, Employees
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