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Merrimack Valley
07/22/2011 - 3:07am
Eagle Tribune
Under the ordinance, which is scheduled to take effect next month, all city department heads will be tasked with maintaining a daily employee attendance log. The log will be forwarded each morning to the Human Resources department to create a Central Employee Index. Vinnie Graziano, president of the union representing municipal secretaries, custodians and a variety of other workers, said he filed a grievance in response to the ordinance on Tuesday.
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07/21/2011 - 3:36am
The Daily News of Newburyport
The Pentucket Association of Teachers issued a formal complaint against the regional school district on Tuesday over a staffing change made in June that reassigned more than two dozen teachers.
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07/20/2011 - 1:08am
Eagle Tribune
After coming to a tentative agreement with city unions, the Mayor tried to stop the City Council from agreeing to the contracts to he could force workers into the GIC.
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07/14/2011 - 3:07pm
Eagle Tribune
By Shawn Regan sregan@eagletribune.com HAVERHILL — Mayor James Fiorentini said he has asked the School Committee to take back tentative contract offers to four school <b>unions</b> now that the state has passed health care rules aimed at saving cities and <b>...</b>
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06/27/2011 - 3:54am
The Daily News of Newburyport
IBEW Local 103 shows no signs of abating its protest against Anna Jacques Hospital for hiring a non-union construction contractor.
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06/18/2011 - 12:20am
Eagle Tribune
"The statute depicts the dedication of the immigrant workers to the workforce in this country," said Gagliardi, business manager for Local 175 of the Laborers International Union based in Methuen. "In light of the attacks on workers across this country, it's a testament to the city of Lawrence and its workers to come together in unity for workers' rights."
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06/15/2011 - 9:04am
Patch.com
Westford Teachers Association Ruth Freeman and Westford Firefighters Union president David Greenwood noted that all town unions except for the Communication Workers of America Local 1051 wished to support the coalition bargaining concept, but they were not surprised at the outcome of the meeting and hope that both sides can continue to work towards an agreement.
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06/10/2011 - 12:20am
Eagle Tribune
At least five municipal employee unions are close to signing new multi-year contracts, Mayor William Manzi said yesterday.
Manzi said he reached tentative contract agreements this week with union officials representing police superior officers, middle managers, public works superintendents and two local groups represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
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06/09/2011 - 6:02pm
Andover Townsman
The Andover teachers union - the town's largest employees union - will have a new leader today, Thursday, for the first time in 20 years. Tom Meyers, who has been president of the Andover Education Association since 1991 but said he did not run for reelection, has stepped down.
181047
06/09/2011 - 6:02pm
Andover Townsman
Fifty to seventy-five members of the Andover Education Association held a brief rally in the downtown last Thursday, June 2, as teachers wind down the school year without a new contract between them and the town's School Committee.
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06/09/2011 - 4:07am
The Daily News of Newburyport
Contract terms between the city and superior officers of the Newburyport Police Department have been agreed upon, providing a small increase for the city's seven top police employees over the next three years.
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06/09/2011 - 4:07am
The Daily News of Newburyport
Cindy Yetman, who heads the union representing all teachers, aides and custodians, said a negotiation session is scheduled this week. "What we are considering is substantial, so I'm glad the thought is being matched with the substance that is being talked about," Yetman said. "I'm very pleased."
180807
06/08/2011 - 6:59am
Patch.com
“From what we’re hearing, it’s been pretty bad out there,” says Westford Fire Fighters Union president David Greenwood. “There’s piles of brush and debris 30 feet tall everywhere you look, and it’s been an ordeal for many people just to walk to their houses.” While Greenwood notes that some from Westford have already gone out to help the troubled area, still more has to be done and he hopes that local residents through the Westford Fire Fighters Union can help bring some much needed supplies to the region.
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06/07/2011 - 12:28am
Eagle Tribune
Marc Harvey, president of the union that represents teacher aides and secretaries, said recent talks have produced promising discussions and that "a basic framework by which both parties can reach resolution" is in place. Harvey said union leaders have not yet voted to bring the tentative agreements back to their members for ratification, however.
180255
06/02/2011 - 7:08pm
Lowell Sun
"I'm sure it's uncomfortable to have their half-truths exposed. But that's not bullying -- it's free speech. The public has a right to both sides of the story, not just the one with the most public-relations resources," wrote Frank Callahan.
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06/02/2011 - 6:50am
Boston Globe
Under a new proposal, Amesbury would outsource the employment of its special education aides to a private company as soon as this fall, initially affecting about 60 staff members. With the school district facing a $1.9 million budget shortfall, and special education comprising 25 percent of its annual operating budget and growing, special education is “one of the major cost drivers we need to look at,’’ said Amesbury Mayor Thatcher Kezer, who chairs the town’s School Committee.
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06/02/2011 - 2:44am
Eagle Tribune
Lawrence public school teachers voted by a 99-1 ratio yesterday to express confidence in Mary Lou Bergeron to lead the school district, sticking a thumb into the eye of a School Committee that already has agreed to search for a superintendent rather than reappoint her when her contract expires June 30.
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06/01/2011 - 4:09am
The Daily News of Newburyport
The City Council voted 9-2 last night to ratify a contract between the city and its firefighters, effectively ending contentious collective bargaining negotiations that sparked an uncharacteristically public debate over issues like overtime, vacation pay and minimum manning provisions.
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05/29/2011 - 12:59am
Boston Globe
Despite a recent commitment of $6 million in state funds, area employment boards are gearing for what they expect will be a challenging summer when it comes to providing jobs for teens.
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05/29/2011 - 12:35am
Eagle Tribune
Grievances and unfair labor practice complaints are piling up against Mayor William Lantigua's administration after laid-off union employees were not rehired and temporary workers with political ties to Lantigua were put on the payroll. "Their answer to us is we don't really care," said Edmund "Ike" Gabriel, of SEIU Local 3 Firemen and Oilers, which represents public works and clerical workers. He said the city is taking an enormous financial risk by ignoring the rights and contracts of unionized workers. When a layoff occurs, senior unionized workers are "to be the first to be called back," he said.
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