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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Jeff Flake, Career and Workplace
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Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigration
WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides into his status as the most sought-after vote for immigration reform. A towering but genteel figure, Hatch is seen...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Jeff Flake, Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Chuck Schumer
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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...
Tags: DREAM Act, Justice and Rights, Marco Rubio, Migration, Parties and Movements
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Unions protest over potential sale of L.A. Times to Koch brothers
About 300 labor union members and other activists staged a demonstration to protest the potential sale of the Los Angeles Times to the politically conservative Koch brothers. Demonstrators marched outside the downtown L.A. headquarters of Oaktree...
Tags: David Koch, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Tribune Company, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Unions protest over potential L.A. Times sale to Koch brothers
About 300 labor-union members and other activists staged a demonstration Tuesday to protest the potential sale of the Los Angeles Times to the billionaire politically conservative Koch brothers. Demonstrators marched outside the downtown L.A....
Tags: David Koch, Tribune Company, Career and Workplace, Employees, Newspapers
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Unions protest any sale of Tribune papers to Koch brothers
California unions are increasing their opposition to any sale of the Los Angeles Times and other Tribune Co. newspapers to the Koch brothers, urging the City Council to oppose such a deal and planning a protest for Tuesday. Charles and David Koch,...Tags: David Koch, Tribune Company, Oaktree Capital Management, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer
The most powerful labor organization in Los Angeles refused Friday to back away from a campaign mailer in which it urges voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor because she "will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour." Even though Greuel has said she...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Crime, Law and Justice, Herb Wesson, Los Angeles International Airport, Wendy Greuel
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White-collar workers are turning to labor unions
NEW YORK — The next wave of union protesters isn't blue collar. It's lawyers, paralegals, secretaries, helicopter pilots, judges, insurance agents and podiatrists. These white-collar workers are not exactly the picture of the labor movement, but...
Tags: Unions, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Employment
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Mayor's race: The real money problem in L.A.
The media coverage and much of the public perception of the Los Angeles mayor's race have relentlessly focused on the money Los Angeles' labor movement is spending to elect Wendy Greuel, and on the wages and benefits of city and other employees that could...
Tags: Poverty, Elections, Social Issues, Los Angeles International Airport, United States Census Bureau
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An employer's right not to speak
Massing the heavy legal artillery of 1st Amendment principles, a federal appeals court has ruled that the federal government can't order businesses to post signs informing employees that they have a right to join a union and to bargain for better wages....
Tags: Laws, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Employment
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May Day: Phoenix immigration rally includes workplace issues
PHOENIX — Brenda Juarez has been in this country so long that she doesn’t remember what Mexican state she was born in. She hopes she and her mother will be allowed to stay. The two women joined about 300 people at Arizona’s state...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Migration, Career and Workplace, Phoenix (music group), Employees
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Labor, immigrant activists to unite in Phoenix May Day rallies
PHOENIX — Two groups that rarely see eye to eye — immigrants rights activists and labor organizers — are expected to join forces here Wednesday, marching a mile and a half from the state Capitol to join a picket at the Hyatt Regency...Tags: International Workers' Day, Migration, Activism, Career and Workplace, Phoenix (music group)
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