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Jun 26 2024
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Lincoln day cares struggle to keep costs low while paying teachers well
Lincoln day cares struggle to keep costs low while paying teachers well LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — As demand for child care grows, wages for day care workers have stayed the same, leaving the child care market struggling. The number of child care teachers has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. Part of the problem is low pay, Lincoln child care providers say. The median wage for child care
ABC 8 KLKNOct 13 2021
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Hollywood Workers Set Strike Date For Oct. 18
Roughly 60,000 workers in the film and television industry will go on strike next week if major Hollywood studios do not offer them a satisfying contract before then, the workers’ union said Wednesday.
Matthew Loeb, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE), announced that it had set a strike
HuffPostMay 24 2023
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Target removes some LGBTQ+ items after threats to workers ahead of Pride month
Target is removing some LGBTQ+ merchandise from its stores ahead of Pride month after an intense backlash from some customers. Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers, including violent confrontations with its workers. “Since introducing this year’s
Los Angeles TimesJun 24 2024
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Cleveland Boys Lacrosse All-Stars 2024: Meet the best from Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Northeast Ohio didn’t bring home a state title this season, but it did feature many great performances from boys lacrosse players in cleveland.com’s seven-county coverage area in the region. Here are cleveland.com’s Boys Lacrosse All-Stars for 2024: Blue was a first-team All-Ohio selection and the Division II, Region 6 player of the year for the Preppers, who reached the
Cleveland Plain DealerJul 05 2024
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Man using weed whacker arrested in connection with starting Lake County blaze that forced evacuations
Cal Fire law enforcement officials have arrested a man in connection with the Adams Fire in Lower Lake, which started Wednesday and burned 16 acres while forcing some residents to evacuate. Cal Fire said the man, who lives in Wheatland, in Yuba County, is suspected of using a weed whacker on dry grass and sparking the fire. Cal Fire did not release his name and it’s unclear at this time if he
The Press DemocratApr 27 2024
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Flint taco maestro serving ‘pop up’ eats at restaurants and clubs
FLINT, MI -- In the heart of Flint, one man has turned tacos into a business. While downtown Flint has many things, Antwaun Davis is fulfilling a need providing delicious tacos to a blue-collar city. Those words are very true. Show up to Flint staples such as The Loft, Market Tap and Golden Leaf Club, and there’s a good chance you will see Davis there serving up tacos. Davis, owner of Twauny
MLive.comJun 23 2024
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Animals with names, not numbers
Blue, a Yorkshire pig, enjoyed a warm sunny Thursday morning by taking a long nap and receiving belly scratches from Farm Sanctuary tour guide Rafaella Epalas. Named after his bright blue eyes, the now fully grown hoofed mammal won over the heart of a child participating in a Future Farms of America program designed to teach children about animal agriculture. Participants of the program
The Santa Clarita Valley SignalJul 05 2024
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Sam Lafferty ready to help Sabres shut down opponents, win faceoffs
Sam Lafferty grew up close enough to Buffalo to remember the dynamic, exciting Sabres teams that Lindy Ruff coached to consecutive Eastern Conference finals. A worker-bee forward raised in Holidaysburg, Pa., Lafferty has seen throughout his five years in the NHL that the fan base in Western New York can be as loud and raucous as the others he played for in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Toronto and
The Buffalo NewsJun 27 2024
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Dartmouth reaches tentative deal with GOLD-UE
On June 24, Dartmouth and Graduate Organized Laborers of Dartmouth-United Electrical Workers, the College’s graduate student workers’ union, reached a tentative agreement for a three-year contract, College Provost David Kotz announced in an email to graduate students. The agreement follows a nearly two-month graduate student strike initiated on to advocate for higher pay, improved medical
The DartmouthMar 10 2023
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CHS fined $531,000 for safety failures in death of Nebraska grain worker
A federal workplace safety regulator levied $531,000 in penalties and over a dozen safety citations against CHS Inc. for the September death of a grain bin worker in Nebraska. On Friday, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration cited CHS, operating as Agri-Service Center Roseland in Roseland, Neb., for inadequate "safety gear," including the absence of a lifeline. The agency said the
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