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s += 'Lettie Oliver’s Life Honored with Books '; var intro = 'U.S. Rep. André Carson joined with family, friends and colleagues of the late Lettie Oliver, associate director of Council 62, to honor her memory with a collection of books focusing on women in the labor movement.'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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s += 'AFSCME Member Rescues Mom, Kids '; var intro = 'Don Machacek, a member of Local 2792 (Council 5) who works for the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Freeway Incident Response Safety Team, believes the risk he took to rescue a family of three was not a big deal.'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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s += 'Maryland Home Care Providers Win First Contract Rights '; var intro = 'In their second victory since voting to join AFSCME Council 67 in 2008, approximately 4,500 independent home care providers throughout Maryland now have a contract that will help improve the conditions of their work and the services they offer.'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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s += 'House Approves Public Safety Collective Bargaining Bill '; var intro = 'An amendment granting collective bargaining rights to all public safety workers was included in the War Supplemental Appropriations Act, H.R. 4899, passed by the U.S. House. It now moves to the Senate.'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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s += 'New AFSCME International Board Member Elected '; var intro = 'Gary Mitchell, president of Local 2412 (Wisconsin Council 24) is AFSCME’s newest International Vice President.'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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s += 'In Memoriam '; var intro = 'AFSCME is mourning six public employees who were killed on the job this year in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico.'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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s += 'Kansas Workers Win Budget Battle '; var intro = 'Members of the Kansas Organization of State Employees (KOSE) AFT/AFSCME Local 300 stopped a move by conservative legislators to pass a budget that would have cut 1,000 jobs and furloughed thousands of state workers.'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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s += 'New Jersey Unions Protest Budget Cuts '; var intro = 'Thousands of AFSCME members joined with other union members recently and sent a strong message to lawmakers: Stop assaulting the middle class! Stop benefiting the rich!'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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s += 'Pass Jobs Bill, McEntee Urges Lawmakers '; var intro = 'AFSCME International Pres. Gerald W. McEntee joins Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) in calling for immediate passage of the American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010.'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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s += 'South Dakota Union Proves Its Mettle in 1st Contract Battle '; var intro = 'The collective bargaining agreement won last month by AFSCME-represented employees of the City of Yankton, S.D., testifies to the determination of a small unit that refused to give up.'; if (intro == "") { s += ' '; } else if (headlines_only != 'yes') { s += intro + ' '; } s += ' | |
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