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Workers win gains at N.Y. hospital
April 22, 2005ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After a long battle, SEIU Locals 1199 and 200 have successfully renegotiated their collective bargaining agreements with Strong Memorial Hospital and the associated University of Rochester (UR). “We achieved our goals of maintaining...
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Autoworkers and health care
April 22, 2005The April 11 issue of Business Week had the following headline: “Will the UAW cut GM some slack?” adding, “The union faces a tough call on whether to help carmaker pare health care costs.”
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Workplace safety enforcement: A tale of two countries
April 22, 2005Workplace safety enforcement in the United States is largely a cat and mouse game, with the mouse usually coming out on top. Although American companies are required to keep a log of injuries and illnesses suffered...
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The challenge of the Bush budget
April 22, 2005News Analysis George W. Bush’s proposed 2006 budget is actually the strategic plan for his second term. Read carefully, the budget reveals the real agenda of this administration, and helps clear away the usual rhetoric designed...
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World Notes
April 22, 2005Poland: Troops to come home from Iraq Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski said last week that Poland’s 1,700 soldiers will come home from Iraq when the UN mandate for the stabilization mission ends at the close of...
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