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Editorial: UCLA physicians are trying to unionize. It's time for the UC to support them
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (259+ words) A large banner adorns the outside of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. It reads, “Ranked #1 in California.” It’s true – UCLA’s flagship hospital regularly receives accolades that put it among the most prestigious hospitals in the country. But according to…...
Portage Chamber backs proposed vehicle for hire bylaw
15+ hour, 46+ min ago (776+ words) Transportation challenges that can prevent Portage la Prairie residents from getting to work are behind the Chamber of Commerce’s support for a proposed Vehicle for Hire Bylaw now before city council. The Portage la Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce has…...
Failed vote to revoke stipends ends in heated debate between KFD chief, council
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (105+ words) The News-Item KULPMONT â A vote to revoke the Kulpmont Fire Department chiefsâ combined stipend of $2,400 failed due to a lack of a second and sparked a heated debate between council members and Chief Marshall Mirarchi III during…...
Labor Talks Resume: BP Whiting Standoff Reaches Critical Juncture
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (1072+ words) The March 19 lockout has become one of the most consequential labor disputes in the U.S. refining industry. The Whiting facility processes up to 440,000 barrels of crude oil per day, making it the largest refinery in the Midwest and a critical supplier…...
UPIKE professor releasing book of presidential essays
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (411+ words) Dr. Jeffrey Tyler Syck, assistant professor of political science at the University of Pikeville and director of the UPIKE Center for Public Service, will release the book of essays by President John Quincy Adams he has edited titled "A Republic…...
Going the extra mile to keep workers: US companies revive pension plans
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (524+ words) Defined-benefit pensions, long eclipsed by 401(k) plans, are making a selective comeback as rising share prices and bond yields ease funding pressures Defined-benefit corporate pensions in the United States, which once seemed headed for extinction, are drawing renewed attention. A growing…...
BMC nurses vote to authorize three-day strike over wages, staffing
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (398+ words) Nearly 2,000 nurses at Boston Medical Center (BMC) voted to authorize a three-day strike amid fraught contract negotiations, their union said Friday. The decision received overwhelming support, with more than 90 percent of nurses in the union voting in favor of authorizing…...
Indiana Found 3,793 Public Workers With Unclaimed Pensions. Unlike Social Security, Waiting Won’t Make These Checks Bigger.
18+ hour, 46+ min ago (562+ words) Thousands of Indiana public workers have pension checks sitting unclaimed, and the longer they wait, the more they lose. The Social Security habit of delaying for a bigger payout can quietly drain years of retirement income from a completely different…...
Fact Check: Is an Outbreak of 'Modern-Day Lynchings' Killing Black Americans, as AOC Claims?
22+ hour, 6+ min ago (471+ words) westernjournal.com A group of prominent Democrats has asked the FBI to investigate a series of hangings involving black people, and the most prominent member of the progressive wing of the party -- Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York -- has called…...
Dan Walters: Will Gavin Newsom raise public safety pensions? It may hinge on his presidential hopes
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (611+ words) The California Legislature has a bad habit of enacting high-profile measures in the moment, responding to trendy issues or demands from powerful interests, without considering potentially adverse consequences. Legislators assume that everything they do has only positive effects — otherwise they…...