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High-tech industry big immigration bill winner

Sun, 26 May 2013 08:36:28 -0400

WASHINGTON - More than any other group, the high-tech industry got big wins in an immigration bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, thanks to a concerted lobbying effort, an ideally positioned Senate ally and relatively weak opposition.

AFSCME gives final OK to contract with state

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:06:34 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Illinois' largest union has given the final go ahead on a three-year contract with the state.

Lawmakers defend Md. prison guard bill of rights

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland - Two sponsors of the Maryland Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights are defending the 2010 law against FBI criticism that it was ineffective in deterring alleged corruption at a state-run Baltimore jail.

2 unions aim to share representation of AA workers

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:22:36 -0400

DALLAS - Two major unions are seeking to avoid a fight and instead share representation of ground workers at American Airlines after the company merges with US Airways.

Union: Crowding to blame for Ill. prison assault

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:52:08 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Overcrowding in Illinois' prisons - including inmates sleeping in penitentiary gymnasiums - contributed to the assault of a female prison guard at Danville Correctional Center, an employees' union said Friday.