labour relations

A third party has been called in to resolve issues regarding the new union formed by a group of Dutchess County managerial and confidential employees, Personnel Commissioner Earl Bruno said. The New York State Public Employment Relations Board will help resolve issues between the county and the union known as the Dutchess County Staff Association, which is represented by New York State United Teachers. In September, a group of county employees formed the union after Legislature Chairman Roger Higgins

It isn’t a matter of will there be a union; it’s just a matter of when it will be designated   -Ann Harrison

 

Unionized employees at St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic have tentatively agreed to a new contract that extends pay cuts and other concessions until the hospital begins to recover financially. More than 500 nurses, technicians and other workers ratified a three-year contract, which goes into effect when the current contract expires on Feb. 28. The new pact continues court-assigned concessions until St. Mary's reorganization plan is approved, at which time the nurses expect the hospital to begin restoring t  

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There was a mixed public reaction to the call by the People's Democracy (PD) for citizens to wear red yesterday in protest of social ills in Trinidad and Tobago. According to spokesperson David Abdulah the response was not totally unexpected and varied from community to community. "We haven't got a report as yet but from what we are hearing is that a significant number of people wore red," he said, adding, "It is mixed but some people have definitely heeded the call to wear red."

We haven’t got a report as yet but from what we are hearing is that a significant number of people wore red   -David Abdulah

 

 

For the protection of frontline health care and emergency medical workers at high risk of infection, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a compliance directive to ensure uniform procedures when conducting inspections to identify and minimize or eliminate high to very high risk occupational exposures to the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus. The directive, which closely follows the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) guidance at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n  

A militant group consisting of government workers and employees denounced Saturday the Commission on Elections' rejection of its petition for registration as a partylist group for next year's elections. Courage Party List national president Ferdinand Gaite said the Comelec's resolution junking their application deprived both active and retired state employees of their right to be represented in Congress. "We were given the run-around, there was no opposition and questions raised during the hearing. We

We were given the run-around, there was no opposition and questions raised during the hearing. We were patiently following up our petition only to be told of the decision when the deadline of filing of certificates of candidacy is just a day away. We were practically robbed of our right to seek representation   -Ferdinand Gaite

 

The Reading Parking Authority board has approved 3 percent raises for its management team and the 40-member employee bargaining unit. The managers receiving raises are executive director Lawrence H. Lee, to $88,963 from $86,372; maintenance superintendent Richard Knepp, to $58,460 from $56,758; finance manager Christina Gilbert, to $51,872 from $50,362; and parking enforcement superintendent Jon Haney, to $47,668 from $46,280. The bargaining-unit employees are members of the American Federation of Sta  

The amendment must be approved in two consecutive General Assembly sessions and by voter referendum to take effect. State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe this week proposed an amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit public school teachers from going on strike. Calling teachers strikes "disruptive" and "self-serving," Metcalfe, R-Butler, said he wanted to follow the lead of 37 other states that prevent public school teachers from striking.

Pennsylvania needs to get with the times   -Daryl Metcalfe