Budget Cuts
OSHA’s Barab walks fine line on firms’ ‘voluntary protection’
July 10, 2012House Republicans demand OSHA emphasize its Voluntary Protection Program while unions and the GAO say OSHA doesn't have the staff to monitor VPP firms' performance.
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Some Republican anti-labor moves derailed, the fight goes on
June 20, 2012Three narrow votes in a key Senate committee and some crafty maneuvering by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., derailed anti-labor schemes that right-wing Republican senators hatched and floated in mid-June.
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Parents occupy Oakland school to protest closures
June 19, 2012Parents and teachers occupying Lakeview Elementary School since June 15 say they plan to stay until the district agrees to keep their school and four others open, reversing its decision to close them as of the...
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Library closing plan will shut people out
June 4, 2012If the mayor's budget is approved, it will reduce Memphians' library access by nearly 25 percent.
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Cities’ budget cuts target firefighters, slowing responses
May 17, 2012From coast to coast, mayors and city councils are hacking away at firefighters' ranks in desperate attempts to cut budgets and save cash by cutting workers.
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