Topic: Jobs and Labor
With Nelson, GOP blocks Obama labor board nominee
AP News
With Nelson, GOP blocks Obama labor board nomineeSenate Democrats are unable to muscle through President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, because one of their own has joined the Republicans to block the nomination. The task for Democratic leaders turned more difficult ...
School sacrifices looming
Las Vegas Sun
Teachers union rejects calls for pay cuts, insists tax hikes should be considered CARSON CITY Teachers, long a popular and protected political constituency, face increasing pressure to accept pay cuts as lawmakers try to decide how to trim $881 million from the states budget. Democratic lawmakers, a longtime ally of ...
Union agenda losing ground
Las Vegas Sun
Gridlock in Washington threatens reform plans When Richard Trumka ascended a stage in Pittsburgh last year to accept the presidency of AFL-CIO, he vowed to reinvigorate a flagging labor movement beset by globalization, corporate power and union infighting. The burly third-generation mine worker pledged victories on health care and labor ...
CIT sets John Thain's salary at $6 million a year
Reuters US Online Report Business News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc <CIT.N> said its new Chief Executive John Thain will get an annual base salary of $6 million, most of which is in stock, and a bonus of up to another $1.5 million, in a nod to compensation practices popularized by ...
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