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Mar 19 2024
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RTC bus drivers vote to approve new labor deal
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The union for Regional Transportation Commission bus drivers voted to accept a new labor contract Tuesday. Terry Richards, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1637, which represents bus drivers and mechanics, confirmed to Channel 13 that Tuesday's vote passed with 363 members of the union voting for it. PREVIOUS: RTC bus drivers' union reaches tentative
KTNV 13 Las VegasMar 28 2024
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Supreme Court Won’t Undo Nullification of Pro-Labor Law in Puerto Rico
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi’s now-halted Act 41 expanded employee rights and benefits, which a federal oversight board said was fiscally irresponsible. The Supreme Court refused this week to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the power of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board to nullify the territory’s pro-labor law in 2022. The ruling leaves in place a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals
The Epoch TimesMar 06 2024
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation arrests man in connection to 42-year-old cold murder case in Hutchinson
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a Phoenix man in connection to an unsolved murder that occurred in Hutchinson, Kansas, in 1982, according to a KBI press release. Jerry Allen, 75, of Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested for first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection to the death of Michael McKeown, who was 44. KBI secured a search warrant
KSHBMar 25 2024
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Manufacturing company ordered to turn over $1.5M in profits for child labor violations
A Tennessee parts manufacturer for major companies including John Deere and Yamaha has been ordered to turn over $1.5 million in profits after the Department of Labor found children employed in dangerous jobs. "The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor has obtained a federal consent judgment that requires a Morristown manufacturer of outdoor power equipment components for major
ABC News (Online)Mar 21 2024
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For Louisville forward Olivia Cochran, basketball is labor of love for her and mother
Tara Williams had two choices: continue playing the sport she loved or give it up for the child she loved. The former Auburn women’s basketball standout played for the Birmingham Power in the National Women's Basketball League in 2001, when she got pregnant and gave birth to a girl. After the baby began developing health issues after having an allergic reaction to formula, Williams ended her
The Courier-JournalMar 25 2024
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South Plainfield wants more than 1,000 fireworks on Labor Day
SOUTH PLAINFIELD - It's the first week of spring, but the borough is preparing for its biggest community celebration of the year by seeking bids for the annual Labor Day fireworks display. The borough traditionally holds a parade and fireworks display to celebrate Labor Day. This year's parade theme is "Once Upon a Parade." The bid requirements are specific in what pyrotechnics are expected in
My Central JerseyMar 09 2024
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation activates statewide silver alert for missing 74-year-old Ottawa, Kansas, woman
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has activated a statewide silver alert for a missing 74-year-old Ottawa woman. Linda K. Duncan of Ottawa, Kansas, was last seen on March 7 shortly after 4 p.m. near Webb and Kellogg streets in Wichita. Duncan is described as 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 145 pounds. She has white hair and blue eyes, per the Ottawa Police Department. Police say
KSHBMar 19 2024
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New report shows widespread labor violations across Southeast agriculture
Federal investigators announced today they are finding labor abuses in the overwhelming majority of agricultural worksites inspected in the Southeast. Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor investigated 240 suspected violations of labor laws by agricultural employers in eight states, including Georgia: They found violations in 90% of those investigations. Employers in the Southeast region
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMar 28 2024
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Biden White House quietly intervening in international labor dispute over legal objections
The White House is escalating a labor dispute at a major mine in central Mexico, an action backed by powerful labor unions, but it could have a devastating effect on workers and the economy. The United States Trade Representative (USTR), which is housed in the White House, is pursuing the case by leveraging a little-used tool in the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The Rapid
Fox News (Online News)Mar 13 2024
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Private Sector Jobs Continue To Increase In NY: Labor Department
HUDSON VALLEY, NY — According to preliminary seasonally adjusted figures released Thursday by the New York State Department of Labor, private sector jobs in New York and in the Hudson Valley continue to increase. The state's unemployment rate decreased slightly, from 4.6 percent in December 2023 to 4.5 percent in January 2024. Outside of New York City, the unemployment rate held steady at 4.0
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